Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Prickly Sedge

Notomys mordax compared with Carex spicata

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Prickly Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Prickly Sedge
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	Carex
Species	Notomys mordax	Carex spicata

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Prickly Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Prickly Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).