Subspecies Pseudomys albocinereus albocinereus (Gould, 1845)

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• Mus albocinereus Gould, J. 1845. Descriptions of five new species of mammals. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1845: 77-79 [publication date established from Sclater, P.L. 1893. List of the dates of receipt from the Printers of the sheets of the Society's 'Proceedings' from 1831 to 1859 inclusive. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1893: 435–440 [438]] [78] [scrubby plains near Perth, W. Aust.; see skin label; Gould, loc. cit. records the locality of M. albocinereus as Moore River, Western Australia, but Moore River sensu Gould could include scrubby plains near Perth. The locality of the lectotype is recorded in the BMNH Register as Perth].

  Type data:

   Lectotype BMNH 44.7.9.16 skin & skull (see skin label; Gould, loc. cit. records the locality of M. albocinereus as Moore River, Western Australia, but Moore River sensu Gould could include scrubby plains near Perth. The locality of the lectotype is recorded in the BMNH Register as Perth), scrubby plains near Perth, W. Aust.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Coolgardie (COO), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Yalgoo (YAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Burrower, coastal, herbivore, open heath, open scrub, predator, terrestrial.

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