Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Highwater Grass

Notomys mordax compared with Sporobolus pumilus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Highwater Grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Highwater Grass
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	Sporobolus
Species	Notomys mordax	Sporobolus pumilus

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Highwater Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Highwater Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Highwater Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Italy, and United States.