Long-tailed Hopping Mouse vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Notomys longicaudatus compared with Dipodomys ordii

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Ord's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Hopping Mouse	Ord's kangaroo rat
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)	Heteromyidae
Genus	Notomys	Dipodomys
Species	Notomys longicaudatus	Dipodomys ordii

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Hopping Mouse and Ord's kangaroo rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Hopping Mouse	Ord's kangaroo rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.