Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Zebra Duiker

Notomys mordax compared with Cephalophus zebra

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Zebra Duiker is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Zebra Duiker
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	Cephalophus
Species	Notomys mordax	Cephalophus zebra

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Zebra Duiker

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Zebra Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zebra Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.