Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Ninespot Chimaera

Notomys mordax compared with Hydrolagus barbouri

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Ninespot Chimaera is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Ninespot Chimaera
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Holocephali (Holocephali)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chimaeriformes (Chimaeriformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Chimaeridae
Genus	Notomys	Hydrolagus
Species	Notomys mordax	Hydrolagus barbouri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Ninespot Chimaera

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Ninespot Chimaera
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ninespot Chimaera