Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Ooldea dunnart

Notomys mordax compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Ooldea dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Ooldea dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Notomys	Sminthopsis
Species	Notomys mordax	Sminthopsis ooldea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Ooldea dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.