Clouded Yellow vs Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Colias croceus compared with Notomys mordax

Key Differences

• Clouded Yellow is Least Concern while Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clouded Yellow	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Pieridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Colias	Notomys
Species	Colias croceus	Notomys mordax

Evolutionary Relationship

Clouded Yellow and Darling Downs Hopping Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clouded Yellow	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (40 countries).

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Clouded Yellow

Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.