Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs tiger quoll

Notomys mordax compared with Dasyurus maculatus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while tiger quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	tiger quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Notomys	Dasyurus
Species	Notomys mordax	Dasyurus maculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

tiger quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	tiger quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tiger quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.