Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Orange Tip

Notomys mordax compared with Anthocharis cardamines

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Orange Tip is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Orange Tip
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	Anthocharis
Species	Notomys mordax	Anthocharis cardamines

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Orange Tip

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Orange Tip
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (39 countries).

Orange Tip

Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.