Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Marbled Ringlet

Notomys mordax compared with Erebia montanus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Marbled Ringlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Marbled Ringlet
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)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Notomys	Erebia
Species	Notomys mordax	Erebia montanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Marbled Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Marbled Ringlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marbled Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).