Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs elongated sedge

Notomys mordax compared with Carex elongata

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while elongated sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	elongated sedge
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	Carex
Species	Notomys mordax	Carex elongata

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

elongated sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	elongated sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

elongated sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.