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Species Pseudomys hermannsburgensis (Waite, 1896)

Sandy Inland Mouse

 

Generic Combinations

  • Pseudomys hermannsburgensis (Waite, 1896).

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA: Burt Plain (BRT), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Ranges (CR), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Pilbara (PIL), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Tanami (TAN), Yalgoo (YAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Burrower, granivore, gregarious, open scrub, sand plain desert, terrestrial.

Extra Ecological Information

Diet also includes invertebrates.

 

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

Breed, W.G. 1990. Comparative studies on the timing of reproduction and foetal number in six species of Australian conilurine rodents (Muridae: Hydromyinae). Journal of Zoology, London 221: 1-10

Breed, W.G. 1995. Sandy Inland Mouse Pseudomys hermannsburgensis. pp. 604-605 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.

Breed, W.J. & Sarafis, V. 1979. On the phylogenetic significance of spermatozoal morphology and male reproductive tract anatomy in Australian rodents. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 103: 127-135

Briscoe, D.A., Fox, B.J. & Ingleby, S. 1981. Genetic differentiation between Pseudomys pilligaensis and related Pseudomys (Rodentia: Muridae). Australian Mammalogy 4: 89-92

Calver, M.C., King, D.R., Gardner, J.L. & Martin, G.R. 1991. Total food consumption of some native Australian small mammals in the laboratory. Australian Mammalogy 14: 139-141

Cooper, N.K. 1993. Identification of Pseudomys chapmani, P. hermannsburgensis, P. delicatulus and Mus musculus using footpad patterns. Western Australian Naturalist 19: 69-73

Dickman, C.R., Mahon, P.S., Masters, P. & Gibson, D.F. 1999. Long-term dynamics of rodent populations in arid Australia: the influence of rainfall. Wildlife Research 26: 389-403

Dickman, C.R., Predavec, M. & Downey, F.J. 1995. Long range movements of small mammals in arid Australia - implications for land management. Journal of Arid Environments 31: 441-452

Kotler, B.P., Dickman, C.R. & Brown, J.S. 1998. The effects of water on patch use by two Simpson Desert granivores (Corvus coronoides and Pseudomys hermannsburgensis). Australian Journal of Ecology 23: 574-578

Masters, P. 1993. The effects of fire-driven succession and rainfall on small mammals in spinifex grassland at Uluru National Park, Northern Territory. Wildlife Research 20: 803-813

Morrissey, B.L. & Breed, W.G. 1982. Variation in external morphology of the glans penis of Australian native rodents. Australian Journal of Zoology 30: 495-502

Murray, B.R., Dickman, C.R., Watts, C.H.S. & Morton, S.R. 1999. The dietary ecology of Australian desert rodents. Wildlife Research 26: 421-437

Murray, B.R., Hume, I.D. & Dickman, C.R. 1995. Digestive tract characteristics of the spinifex hopping-mouse, Notomys alexis and the sandy inland mouse, Pseudomys hermannsburgensis in relation to diet. Australian Mammalogy 18: 93-98

Murray, B.R. & Dickman, C.R. 1994. Granivory and microhabitat use in Australian desert rodents - are seeds important. Oecologia (Berlin) 99: 216-225

Murray, B.R. & Dickman, C.R. 1997. Factors affecting selection of native seeds in two species of Australian desert rodents. Journal of Arid Environments 35: 517-525

Predavec, M. 1994. Population dynamics and environmental changes during natural irruptions of Australian desert rodents. Wildlife Research 21: 569-582

Predavec, M. 1997. Variable energy demands in Pseudomys hermannsburgensis - possible ecological consequences. Australian Journal of Zoology 41(1): 85-94

Roycroft, E., Ford, F., Ramm, T., Schembri, R., Breed, W.G., Burns, P.A., Rowe, K.C & Moritz, C. 2024. Speciation across biomes: Rapid diversification with reproductive isolation in the Australian delicate mice. Molecular Ecology 33(e17301): 1-17

Southgate, R. & Masters, P. 1996. Fluctuations of rodent populations in response to rainfall and fire in a central Australian hummock grassland dominated by Plectrachne schinzii. Wildlife Research 23: 289-303

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.

Watts, C.H.S. & Aslin, H.J. 1981. The Rodents of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xii 321 pp. 16 pls.

Watts, C.H.S. & Morton, S.R. 1983. Notes on the diets of Mus musculus and Pseudomys hermannsburgensis (Rodentia: Muridae) in western Queensland. Australian Mammalogy 6: 81-82

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
23-Aug-2024 MURIDAE 23-Jul-2024 MODIFIED
04-Feb-2023 10-Dec-2010 MOVED
10-Dec-2010 09-Dec-2010 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)