Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs mouflon

Notomys mordax compared with Ovis aries

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while mouflon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	mouflon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Notomys	Ovis
Species	Notomys mordax	Ovis aries

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

mouflon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	mouflon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mouflon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (7 countries).