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Species profile—Pseudomys australis (plains rat)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Muridae (rats and mice) → Pseudomys australis (plains rat)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Mammalia (mammals)
Family
Muridae (rats and mice)
Scientific name
Pseudomys australis Gray, 1832
Common name
plains rat
Type reference
Gray, J.E. (1832). Characters of a new genus of Mammalia, and of a new genus and two new species of lizards, from New Holland. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1832: 39-40 [39].
WildNet taxon ID
746
Alternate name(s)
plains mouse
eastern rat
eastern mouse
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Vulnerable
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
Vulnerable
Conservation significant
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

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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=746.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024