Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Malagasy civet

Notomys mordax compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Malagasy civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Eupleridae
Genus	Notomys	Fossa
Species	Notomys mordax	Fossa fossana

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Malagasy civet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Malagasy civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.