Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Pale Clouded Yellow

Notomys mordax compared with Colias hyale

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Pale Clouded Yellow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Pale Clouded Yellow
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	Colias
Species	Notomys mordax	Colias hyale

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Pale Clouded Yellow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Pale Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Pale Clouded Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (35 countries).

Pale Clouded Yellow

Pale Clouded Yellow (Colias hyale) 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.