Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs giant flat sedge

Notomys mordax compared with Cyperus giganteus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while giant flat sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	giant flat 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	Cyperus
Species	Notomys mordax	Cyperus giganteus

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

giant flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	giant flat sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

giant flat sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.