Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs swamp flat sedge

Notomys mordax compared with Cyperus ligularis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while swamp flat sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	swamp 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 ligularis

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

swamp flat sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	swamp 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.

swamp flat sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).