Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Lesser Clouded Yellow

Notomys mordax compared with Colias chrysotheme

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Lesser Clouded Yellow is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Lesser Clouded Yellow
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	Colias
Species	Notomys mordax	Colias chrysotheme

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Lesser Clouded Yellow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Lesser Clouded Yellow

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Lesser Clouded Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.