Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs false fox sedge

Notomys mordax compared with Carex otrubae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	false fox 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 otrubae

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

false fox sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

false fox sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).