Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs parma wallaby

Notomys mordax compared with Macropus parma

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while parma wallaby is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	parma wallaby
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)	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Notomys	Macropus (Kangaroos)
Species	Notomys mordax	Macropus parma

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

parma wallaby

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	parma wallaby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

parma wallaby

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Found in New Zealand. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.