Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Dover Grass

Notomys mordax compared with Lolium pratense

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Dover Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dover Grass
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	Lolium
Species	Notomys mordax	Lolium pratense

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Dover Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dover Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dover Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.