Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Field Brome

Notomys mordax compared with Bromus arvensis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Field Brome is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Field Brome
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	Bromus
Species	Notomys mordax	Bromus arvensis

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Field Brome

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Field Brome
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Brome

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, India, Japan), Europe (18 countries), and North America (Canada, Mexico, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.