Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Lax Bluegrass

Notomys mordax compared with Poa laxa

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Lax Bluegrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Lax Bluegrass
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	Poa
Species	Notomys mordax	Poa laxa

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Lax Bluegrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Lax Bluegrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lax Bluegrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.