Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Sibree’s Dwarf Lemur

Notomys mordax compared with Cheirogaleus sibreei

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Sibree’s Dwarf Lemur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Sibree’s Dwarf Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Notomys	Cheirogaleus
Species	Notomys mordax	Cheirogaleus sibreei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Sibree’s Dwarf Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Sibree’s Dwarf Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sibree’s Dwarf Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.