Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Mexican cottontail

Notomys mordax compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Mexican cottontail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Notomys	Sylvilagus
Species	Notomys mordax	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.