Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Notomys mordax compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Pousargues’s Mongoose
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)	Herpestidae
Genus	Notomys	Dologale
Species	Notomys mordax	Dologale dybowskii

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Pousargues’s Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.