Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Houghton'S Sedge

Notomys mordax compared with Carex houghtoniana

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Houghton'S Sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Houghton'S 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	Carex
Species	Notomys mordax	Carex houghtoniana

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Houghton'S Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Houghton'S Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Houghton'S Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.