Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs mallow skipper

Notomys mordax compared with Carcharodus alceae

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while mallow skipper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	mallow skipper
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)	Hesperiidae
Genus	Notomys	Carcharodus
Species	Notomys mordax	Carcharodus alceae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

mallow skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	mallow skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mallow skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (32 countries).