Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs southern birch mouse

Notomys mordax compared with Sicista subtilis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while southern birch mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	southern birch mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dipodidae
Genus	Notomys	Sicista
Species	Notomys mordax	Sicista subtilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and southern birch mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

southern birch mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	southern birch mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

southern birch mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.