Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Don Wheatgrass

Notomys mordax compared with Agropyron tanaiticum

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Don Wheatgrass is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Don Wheatgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Notomys	Agropyron
Species	Notomys mordax	Agropyron tanaiticum

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Don Wheatgrass

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Don Wheatgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Don Wheatgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.