Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Little Desert Pocket Mouse

Notomys mordax compared with Chaetodipus arenarius

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Little Desert Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Little Desert Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Heteromyidae
Genus	Notomys	Chaetodipus
Species	Notomys mordax	Chaetodipus arenarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Little Desert Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Little Desert Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Little Desert Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Desert Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.