Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Meadow White

Notomys mordax compared with Pontia helice

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Meadow 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	Pontia
Species	Notomys mordax	Pontia helice

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Meadow White

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadow White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.