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Notomys fuscus Jones 1925

Description

Notomys fuscus Jones 1925

Notomys fuscus Jones 1925, Rec. S. Aust. Mus., 3: 3.

Type Locality: Australia, South Australia, Ooldea Dist. (as restricted by lectotype designation; see Mahoney and Richardson, 1988:168).

Vernacular Names: Dusky Hopping Mouse.

Synonyms: Notomys eyreius Finlayson 1960; Notomys filmeri Mack 1961.

Distribution: Inland Australia; SE Western Australia, S Northern Territory, South Australia, and SW Queensland (Robinson et al., 2000; Watts and Aslin, 1981:115; Watts, 1995 b:576). Also in W New South Wales (Watts, in litt.).

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Reviewed by Watts and Aslin (1981) and Watts (1995 b). Distribution, habitat, and conservation status documented by Moseby et al. (1999).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, pp. 1189-1531 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 1427, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Jones
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Rodentia
Family
Muridae
Genus
Notomys
Species
fuscus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Notomys fuscus Jones, 1925 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Mahoney, J. A., and B. J. Richardson. 1988. Muridae. Pp. 154 - 192, in Zoological catalogue of Australia. Mammalia (J. L. Bannister, et. al.). Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 5: 1 - 274.
  • Mack, G. 1961. Mammals from South-western Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 13: 213 - 229.
  • Watts, C. H. S., and H. J. Aslin. 1981. The rodents of Australia. Angus and Robertson, Sydney, 321 pp.
  • Moseby, K. E., R. Brandle, and M. Adams. 1999. Distribution, habitat and conservation status of the rare dusky hopping-mouse, Notomys fuscus (Rodentia: Muridae). Wildlife Research, 26: 479 - 494.