Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Tien Shan Ground Squirrel

Notomys mordax compared with Spermophilus ralli

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Tien Shan Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Tien Shan Ground 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	Spermophilus
Species	Notomys mordax	Spermophilus ralli

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Tien Shan Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Tien Shan Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Tien Shan Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tien Shan Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.