Species Mastacomys fuscus Thomas, 1882
Broad-toothed Rat
Introduction
Mahoney (1988: 160) recognised synonyms under M. fuscus rather than subspecies.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
IBRA
ACT, NSW, SA, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP) ; ACT, NSW, SA, Vic: Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM) ; Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian South East (TSE)
Ecological Descriptors
Alpine, folivore, granivore, montane, noctidiurnal, open heath, sedgeland, tall open forest, terrestrial.
General References
Baverstock, P.R., Watts, C.H.S., Adams, M. & Cole, S.R. 1981. Genetical relationships among Australian rodents (Muridae). Australian Journal of Zoology 29: 289-303
Baverstock, P.R., Watts, C.H.S. & Hogarth, J.T. 1977. Chromosome evolution in Australian rodents I. The Pseudomyinae, the Hydromyinae and the Uromys/Melomys Group. Chromosoma (Berlin) 61: 95-125
Bezzobs, T. & Sanson, G. 1997. The effects of plant and tooth structure on intake and digestibility in two small mammalian herbivores. Physiological Zoology 70: 338-351
Bubela, T.M., Happold, D.C.D. & Broome, L.S. 1991. Home range and activity of the broad-toothed rat, Mastacomys fuscus, in subalpine heathland. Wildlife Research 18: 39-48
Bubela, T.M. & Happold, D.C.D. 1993. The social organisation and mating system of an Australian subalpine rodent, the broad-toothed rat, Mastacomys fuscus Thomas. Wildlife Research 20: 405-417
Calaby, J.H. & Wimbush, D.J. 1964. Observations on the broad-toothed rat Mastacomys fuscus Thomas. CSIRO Wildlife Research 9: 123-133
Carron, P.L., Happold, D.C.D. & Bubela, T.M. 1990. Diet of two sympatric Australian subalpine rodents, Mastacomys fuscus and Rattus fuscipes. Australian Wildlife Research 17: 479-489
Claridge, A.W. & May, T.W. 1994. Mycophagy among Australian mammals. Australian Journal of Ecology 19: 251-275
Green, K. 2002. Selective predation on the broad-toothed rat, Mastacomys fuscus (Rodentia: Muridae) by the introduced red fox Vulpes vulpes (Carnivora: Canidae) in the Snowy Mountains, Australia. Austral Ecology 27: 353-359
Happold, D.C.D. 1995. Broad-toothed Rat Mastacomys fuscus. pp. 562-564 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
Happold, D.C.D. 1998. The subalpine climate at Smiggin Holes, Kosciusko National Park, Australia, and its influence on the biology of small mammals. Arctic and Alpine Research 30: 241-251
Mahoney, J.A. in Walton, D.W. (ed.) 1988. Zoological Catalogue of Australia Volume 5. Mammalia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service x 274 pp. [Date published 13/Apr/1988] [160]
Wallis, R.L. 1992. The broad-toothed rat (Mastacomys fuscus) in Dandenong Ranges National Park - a colony located in regenerating forest. Victorian Naturalist 109: 177-178
Watts, C.H.S. 1982. Australian hydromyine rodents: maintenance of captive colonies. pp. 180-184 in Evans, D.D. (ed.). The Management of Australian Mammals in Captivity. Proceedings of the Scientific Meeting of the Australian Mammal Society, Healesville, Victoria, February 1979. Melbourne : Zoological Board of Victoria 194 pp.
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Broad-toothed Rat)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2023 | 10-Dec-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 10-Dec-2010 | 03-Dec-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |