Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Roadside Flatsedge

Notomys mordax compared with Cyperus zollingeri

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Roadside Flatsedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Roadside Flatsedge
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 zollingeri

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Roadside Flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Roadside Flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Roadside Flatsedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.