Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Nilgiri Marten

Notomys mordax compared with Martes gwatkinsii

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Nilgiri Marten is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Nilgiri Marten
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)	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Notomys	Martes
Species	Notomys mordax	Martes gwatkinsii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Nilgiri Marten

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Nilgiri Marten
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nilgiri Marten

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.