Species profile—Pseudomys glaucus (silky mouse)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Muridae (rats and mice) → Pseudomys glaucus (silky mouse)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Mammalia (mammals)
- Family
- Muridae (rats and mice)
- Scientific name
- Pseudomys glaucus thomas, 1910
- Common name
- silky mouse
- Type reference
- Thomas, O. (1910). New Australian Muridae of the genus Pseudomys. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8)6: 607-610.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 27771
- Alternate name(s)
- blue-grey mouse
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- EX
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
- Extinct
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
Other resources
- Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT)
- Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
- Atlas of Living Australia
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=27771.
This information is sourced from the WildNet platform managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
