Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Peters' Duiker

Notomys mordax compared with Cephalophus callipygus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Peters' Duiker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Peters' Duiker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Notomys	Cephalophus
Species	Notomys mordax	Cephalophus callipygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Peters' Duiker share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Peters' Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Peters' Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peters' Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.