Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Round ray

Notomys mordax compared with Irolita waitii

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Round ray is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Round ray
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)	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Notomys	Irolita
Species	Notomys mordax	Irolita waitii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Round ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Round ray