Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Narrow-striped Mongoose

Notomys mordax compared with Mungotictis decemlineata

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Narrow-striped Mongoose is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Narrow-striped Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Eupleridae
Genus	Notomys	Mungotictis
Species	Notomys mordax	Mungotictis decemlineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Narrow-striped Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Narrow-striped Mongoose

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Narrow-striped Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow-striped Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.