Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Feathertop

Notomys mordax compared with Cenchrus longisetus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Feathertop is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Feathertop
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	Cenchrus
Species	Notomys mordax	Cenchrus longisetus

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Feathertop

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Feathertop
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Feathertop

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).