Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Dwarf Setaria

Notomys mordax compared with Setaria italica

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Dwarf Setaria is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dwarf Setaria
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	Setaria
Species	Notomys mordax	Setaria italica

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Dwarf Setaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dwarf Setaria
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dwarf Setaria

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (8 countries), Europe (32 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia, Samoa), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).