Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs mountain melick

Notomys mordax compared with Melica nutans

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while mountain melick is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	mountain melick
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	Melica
Species	Notomys mordax	Melica nutans

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

mountain melick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	mountain melick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain melick

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.