Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Northern Bettong

Notomys mordax compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Northern Bettong
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Potoroidae
Genus	Notomys	Bettongia
Species	Notomys mordax	Bettongia tropica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Northern Bettong
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.