Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Sulphur Orange Tip

Notomys mordax compared with Colotis auxo

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Sulphur 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	Colotis
Species	Notomys mordax	Colotis auxo

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Sulphur Orange Tip

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Sulphur 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.

Sulphur Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.