Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Texas antelope squirrel

Notomys mordax compared with Ammospermophilus interpres

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Texas antelope squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Texas antelope squirrel
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	Ammospermophilus
Species	Notomys mordax	Ammospermophilus interpres

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Texas antelope squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Texas antelope squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Texas antelope squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Texas antelope squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.