Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Tufted Foxtail

Notomys mordax compared with Alopecurus carolinianus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Tufted Foxtail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Tufted Foxtail
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)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Notomys	Alopecurus
Species	Notomys mordax	Alopecurus carolinianus

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Tufted Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Tufted Foxtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tufted Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.