Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs star sedge

Notomys mordax compared with Rhynchospora nervosa

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while star sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	star 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	Rhynchospora
Species	Notomys mordax	Rhynchospora nervosa

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

star sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	star sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

star sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.