Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Notomys mordax compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mexican Ground Squirrel
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)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Notomys	Ictidomys
Species	Notomys mordax	Ictidomys mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Mexican Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.