Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Slender lungfish

Notomys mordax compared with Protopterus dolloi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Slender 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 dolloi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Slender lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender lungfish