Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Red Serow

Notomys mordax compared with Capricornis rubidus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Red Serow is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Red Serow
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	Capricornis
Species	Notomys mordax	Capricornis rubidus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Red Serow

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.