Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Longnose skate

Notomys mordax compared with Dentiraja confusa

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Longnose skate is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Longnose skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rajidae
Genus	Notomys	Dentiraja
Species	Notomys mordax	Dentiraja confusa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Longnose skate

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Longnose skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Longnose skate