Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Gilled lungfish

Notomys mordax compared with Protopterus amphibius

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Gilled lungfish is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Gilled lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Protopteridae
Genus	Notomys	Protopterus
Species	Notomys mordax	Protopterus amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Gilled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Gilled lungfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gilled lungfish