Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Slender Cyperus

Notomys mordax compared with Cyperus distans

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Slender Cyperus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Slender Cyperus
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 distans

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Slender Cyperus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Slender Cyperus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Cyperus

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).