Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Dart Squid

Notomys mordax compared with Lolliguncula diomedeae

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Dart Squid is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dart Squid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myopsida (Myopsida)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Loliginidae
Genus	Notomys	Lolliguncula
Species	Notomys mordax	Lolliguncula diomedeae

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Dart Squid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Dart Squid

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dart Squid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dart Squid

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Chile.