Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs true fox-sedge

Notomys mordax compared with Carex vulpina

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while true fox-sedge is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	true fox-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	Carex
Species	Notomys mordax	Carex vulpina

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

true fox-sedge

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	true fox-sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

true fox-sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.