Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Mongolian Mountain Vole

Notomys mordax compared with Alticola semicanus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mongolian Mountain 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	Alticola
Species	Notomys mordax	Alticola semicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Mongolian Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mongolian Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.