Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Goodman’s Mausmaki

Notomys mordax compared with Microcebus lehilahytsara

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Goodman’s Mausmaki is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Goodman’s Mausmaki
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Primates (Primaten)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Notomys	Microcebus
Species	Notomys mordax	Microcebus lehilahytsara

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Goodman’s Mausmaki share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Goodman’s Mausmaki

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Goodman’s Mausmaki
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goodman’s Mausmaki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.