Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Fat-tailed Jird

Notomys mordax compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family same	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Notomys	Pachyuromys
Species	Notomys mordax	Pachyuromys duprasi

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Fat-tailed Jird share a common ancestor at the Family level: Muridae. (Mice & Rats)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Fat-tailed Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.