Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Pale fox

Notomys mordax compared with Vulpes pallida

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Pale fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Pale fox
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)	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Notomys	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Notomys mordax	Vulpes pallida

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Pale fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Pale fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.