Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Mountain Goat

Notomys mordax compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mountain Goat
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	Oreamnos
Species	Notomys mordax	Oreamnos americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.