Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Foxtail flatsedge

Notomys mordax compared with Cyperus alopecuroides

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Foxtail flatsedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Foxtail flatsedge
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	Cyperus
Species	Notomys mordax	Cyperus alopecuroides

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Foxtail flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Foxtail flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail flatsedge

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands and flooded grasslands and savannas within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Egypt, Greece, Japan, and United States.