Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Running mountaingrass

Notomys mordax compared with Oplismenus compositus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Running mountaingrass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Running mountaingrass
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	Oplismenus
Species	Notomys mordax	Oplismenus compositus

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Running mountaingrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Running mountaingrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Running mountaingrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia, Taiwan), Europe (France, United Kingdom), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Colombia).