Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Flat-Stem Oat Grass

Notomys mordax compared with Danthonia compressa

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Flat-Stem Oat Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Flat-Stem Oat 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)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Notomys	Danthonia
Species	Notomys mordax	Danthonia compressa

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Flat-Stem Oat Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Flat-Stem Oat Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat-Stem Oat Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.