Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs snowshoe hare

Notomys mordax compared with Lepus americanus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while snowshoe hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	snowshoe hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Notomys	Lepus
Species	Notomys mordax	Lepus americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

snowshoe hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	snowshoe hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

snowshoe hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.