Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Pitted beardgrass

Notomys mordax compared with Bothriochloa pertusa

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Pitted beardgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Pitted beardgrass
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	Bothriochloa
Species	Notomys mordax	Bothriochloa pertusa

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Pitted beardgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Pitted beardgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitted beardgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (Bhutan, Timor-Leste), Europe (Sweden), North America (14 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).