Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Starrynose stingray

Notomys mordax compared with Pastinachus stellurostris

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Starrynose stingray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Starrynose stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dasyatidae
Genus	Notomys	Pastinachus
Species	Notomys mordax	Pastinachus stellurostris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Starrynose stingray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Starrynose stingray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Starrynose stingray