Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs North American Badger

Notomys mordax compared with Taxidea taxus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while North American Badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	North American Badger
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	Taxidea
Species	Notomys mordax	Taxidea taxus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	North American Badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.