Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Manatee Grass

Notomys mordax compared with Syringodium filiforme

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Manatee Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cymodoceaceae
Genus	Notomys	Syringodium
Species	Notomys mordax	Syringodium filiforme

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Manatee Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Manatee Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.