Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Notomys mordax compared with Dipodomys ordii

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Ord's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Ord's kangaroo rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Heteromyidae
Genus	Notomys	Dipodomys
Species	Notomys mordax	Dipodomys ordii

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Ord's kangaroo rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Ord's kangaroo rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.