Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Mexican vole

Notomys mordax compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mexican vole
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)	Cricetidae
Genus	Notomys	Microtus
Species	Notomys mordax	Microtus mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.