Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs spotted fritillary

Notomys mordax compared with Melitaea didyma

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while spotted fritillary is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	spotted fritillary
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)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Notomys	Melitaea
Species	Notomys mordax	Melitaea didyma

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

spotted fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	spotted fritillary
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spotted fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).