Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs small blue

Notomys mordax compared with Cupido minimus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while small blue is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	small blue
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)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Notomys	Cupido
Species	Notomys mordax	Cupido minimus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

small blue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	small blue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (39 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

small blue

small blue (Cupido minimus) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.