Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Red River hog

Notomys mordax compared with Potamochoerus porcus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Red River hog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Red River hog
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)	Suidae (Pigs)
Genus	Notomys	Potamochoerus
Species	Notomys mordax	Potamochoerus porcus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Red River hog share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Red River hog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Red River hog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red River hog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.