Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Fiery Copper

Notomys mordax compared with Lycaena thetis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Fiery Copper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Fiery Copper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Notomys	Lycaena
Species	Notomys mordax	Lycaena thetis

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Fiery Copper share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Fiery Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Fiery Copper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fiery Copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Greece and North Macedonia.