Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Sawback skate

Notomys mordax compared with Leucoraja pristispina

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Sawback skate is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Sawback 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	Leucoraja
Species	Notomys mordax	Leucoraja pristispina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Sawback skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sawback skate