Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Goatgrass

Notomys mordax compared with Aegilops peregrina

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Goatgrass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Goatgrass
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	Aegilops
Species	Notomys mordax	Aegilops peregrina

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Goatgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Goatgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goatgrass

Habitat

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