blackneck vs Northern Hopping Mouse

Lygephila pastinum compared with Notomys aquilo

Key Differences

• blackneck is Least Concern while Northern Hopping Mouse is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blackneck	Northern Hopping Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Erebidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lygephila	Notomys
Species	Lygephila pastinum	Notomys aquilo

Evolutionary Relationship

blackneck and Northern Hopping Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

blackneck

LC — Least Concern

Northern Hopping Mouse

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blackneck	Northern Hopping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

blackneck

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Cabo Verde, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Northern Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

blackneck

The Blackneck (Lygephila pastinum) is a species in the genus Lygephila. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.