Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Midday Jird

Notomys mordax compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Midday Jird
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 same	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Notomys	Meriones
Species	Notomys mordax	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Midday Jird share a common ancestor at the Family level: Muridae. (Mice & Rats)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.