Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Tarbagan Marmot

Notomys mordax compared with Marmota sibirica

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Tarbagan Marmot is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Tarbagan Marmot
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)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Notomys	Marmota
Species	Notomys mordax	Marmota sibirica

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Tarbagan Marmot share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Tarbagan Marmot

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Tarbagan Marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tarbagan Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.