Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Dwarf Umbrella Grass

Notomys mordax compared with Cyperus diffusus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Dwarf Umbrella Grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Dwarf Umbrella 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)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Notomys	Cyperus
Species	Notomys mordax	Cyperus diffusus

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Dwarf Umbrella Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dwarf Umbrella Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Taiwan.