Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Zapater’s Ringlet

Notomys mordax compared with Erebia zapateri

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Zapater’s Ringlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Zapater’s Ringlet
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	Erebia
Species	Notomys mordax	Erebia zapateri

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Zapater’s Ringlet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Zapater’s Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Zapater’s Ringlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zapater’s Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Spain.