Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Green-Underside Blue

Notomys mordax compared with Glaucopsyche alexis

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Green-Underside Blue is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Green-Underside Blue
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	Glaucopsyche
Species	Notomys mordax	Glaucopsyche alexis

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Green-Underside Blue share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Green-Underside Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Green-Underside Blue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Green-Underside Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (37 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.