Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Dixon's stingaree

Notomys mordax compared with Urolophus paucimaculatus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Dixon's stingaree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dixon's stingaree
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Urolophidae
Genus	Notomys	Urolophus
Species	Notomys mordax	Urolophus paucimaculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Dixon's stingaree share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Dixon's stingaree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dixon's stingaree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dixon's stingaree