Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Large Cabbage White

Notomys mordax compared with Pieris brassicae

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Large Cabbage White is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Large Cabbage White
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)	Pieridae
Genus	Notomys	Pieris
Species	Notomys mordax	Pieris brassicae

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Large Cabbage White share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Large Cabbage White

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Large Cabbage White
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Cabbage White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (41 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

Large Cabbage White

Large Cabbage White (Pieris brassicae) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.