Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Follicle Sedge

Notomys mordax compared with Carex folliculata

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Follicle Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Follicle 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 folliculata

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Follicle Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Follicle Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Follicle Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.