Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Rough Bluegrass

Notomys mordax compared with Poa trivialis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Rough Bluegrass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Rough Bluegrass
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	Poa
Species	Notomys mordax	Poa trivialis

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Rough Bluegrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Rough Bluegrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough Bluegrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, North Korea, Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).