Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Mediterranean Skipper

Notomys mordax compared with Gegenes nostrodamus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Mediterranean Skipper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mediterranean 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	Gegenes
Species	Notomys mordax	Gegenes nostrodamus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Mediterranean Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Mediterranean Skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mediterranean Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).