Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Gophertail lovegrass

Notomys mordax compared with Eragrostis ciliaris

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Gophertail lovegrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Gophertail lovegrass
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	Eragrostis
Species	Notomys mordax	Eragrostis ciliaris

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Gophertail lovegrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Gophertail lovegrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gophertail lovegrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Guinea), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Palau), and South America (5 countries).