Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs waterbuck

Notomys mordax compared with Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while waterbuck is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	waterbuck
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Notomys	Kobus
Species	Notomys mordax	Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

waterbuck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	waterbuck
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

waterbuck

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.