Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Fatspine spurdog

Notomys mordax compared with Squalus crassispinus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Fatspine spurdog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Fatspine spurdog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Squalidae
Genus	Notomys	Squalus
Species	Notomys mordax	Squalus crassispinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Fatspine spurdog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Fatspine spurdog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fatspine spurdog