Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Strange Skate

Notomys mordax compared with Notoraja inusitata

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Strange Skate is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Strange 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)	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Notomys	Notoraja
Species	Notomys mordax	Notoraja inusitata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Strange Skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Strange Skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Strange Skate