Hastings River mouse
E506611
The Hastings River mouse is a rare, nocturnal rodent native to eastern Australia, typically found in moist forest habitats and considered vulnerable due to habitat loss and predation.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rodent
ⓘ
species ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| behavior | uses burrows or nests on or near the ground ⓘ |
| binomialName | Pseudomys oralis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyMass | approximately 60 grams ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| climatePreference | temperate to subtropical environments ⓘ |
| commonName | Hastings River mouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Vulnerable ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Oldfield Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
fungi
ⓘ
invertebrates ⓘ seeds ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
fungal spore disperser
ⓘ
seed disperser ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Muridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundIn |
New South Wales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queensland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| furColor | brownish above and paler below ⓘ |
| genus | Pseudomys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
moist forest
ⓘ
rainforest margins ⓘ wet sclerophyll forest ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legalStatus | listed as vulnerable under Australian law ⓘ |
| locomotion | terrestrial ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Australia
ⓘ
eastern Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Rodentia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| populationTrend | declining ⓘ |
| rangeType | patchy distribution ⓘ |
| reproduction | gives birth to live young ⓘ |
| substratePreference | dense ground cover ⓘ |
| tailCharacteristic | tail slightly shorter than head-body length ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat fragmentation
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ inappropriate fire regimes ⓘ predation by feral cat ⓘ predation by red fox ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1921 ⓘ |
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