Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Queen Purple Tip

Notomys mordax compared with Colotis regina

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Queen Purple 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	Colotis
Species	Notomys mordax	Colotis regina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Queen Purple Tip

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Queen Purple Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.