Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Weng’s skate

Notomys mordax compared with Dipturus wengi

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Weng’s skate is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Weng’s 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	Dipturus
Species	Notomys mordax	Dipturus wengi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Weng’s skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Weng’s skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weng’s skate