Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Maxwell's Duiker

Notomys mordax compared with Philantomba maxwellii

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Maxwell's Duiker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Maxwell's Duiker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Notomys	Philantomba
Species	Notomys mordax	Philantomba maxwellii

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Maxwell's Duiker share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Maxwell's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Maxwell's Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maxwell's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.