Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs sitatunga

Notomys mordax compared with Tragelaphus spekii

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while sitatunga is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	sitatunga
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	Tragelaphus
Species	Notomys mordax	Tragelaphus spekii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

sitatunga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	sitatunga
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sitatunga

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.