Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs large marsh rush

Notomys mordax compared with Juncus acutus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while large marsh rush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	large marsh rush
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)	Juncaceae
Genus	Notomys	Juncus
Species	Notomys mordax	Juncus acutus

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

large marsh rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	large marsh rush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large marsh rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, New Zealand, and Portugal.