Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Rescuegrass

Notomys mordax compared with Bromus catharticus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Rescuegrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Rescuegrass
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	Bromus
Species	Notomys mordax	Bromus catharticus

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Rescuegrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Rescuegrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rescuegrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).