Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Electric ray

Notomys mordax compared with Torpedo mackayana

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Electric ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Electric ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Torpediniformes (electric ray)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Torpedinidae
Genus	Notomys	Torpedo
Species	Notomys mordax	Torpedo mackayana

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Electric ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Electric ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Electric ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Electric ray