Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Lorquin’s Blue

Notomys mordax compared with Cupido lorquinii

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Lorquin’s Blue is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Lorquin’s 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	Cupido
Species	Notomys mordax	Cupido lorquinii

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Lorquin’s Blue share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Lorquin’s Blue

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Lorquin’s Blue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lorquin’s Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.