Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs groundhog

Notomys mordax compared with Marmota monax

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	groundhog
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order same	Rodentia (грызуны)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Notomys	Marmota
Species	Notomys mordax	Marmota monax

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and groundhog share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (грызуны)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

groundhog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

groundhog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.