Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Meller’s Mongoose

Notomys mordax compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Meller’s Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Meller’s Mongoose
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)	Herpestidae
Genus	Notomys	Rhynchogale
Species	Notomys mordax	Rhynchogale melleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Meller’s Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.