Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Nut Grass

Notomys mordax compared with Cyperus tuberosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Nut Grass
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	Cyperus
Species	Notomys mordax	Cyperus tuberosus

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Nut Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nut Grass

Habitat

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