Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs mountain zebra

Notomys mordax compared with Equus zebra

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while mountain zebra is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	mountain zebra
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Equidae (Horses & Zebras)
Genus	Notomys	Equus (Horses & Zebras)
Species	Notomys mordax	Equus zebra

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

mountain zebra

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	mountain zebra
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain zebra

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.