Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Rock Sedge

Notomys mordax compared with Carex rupestris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Rock 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 rupestris

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Rock Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rock Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.