Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Smooth Flat Sedge

Notomys mordax compared with Cyperus laevigatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Smooth Flat 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	Cyperus
Species	Notomys mordax	Cyperus laevigatus

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Smooth Flat Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Flat Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.