Species Pseudomys gracilicaudatus (Gould, 1845)
Eastern Chestnut Mouse
- Mus gracilicaudatus 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]] [77].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 58.11.24.3 skin & skull, Oakey Creek (as Oakley Creek), Darling Downs, QLD. - Thetomys gracilicaudatus ultra Troughton, E. le G. 1939. Queensland rats of economic importance, and new forms of Rattus and Thetomys. Records of the Australian Museum 20: 278-281 [281].
Type data:
Holotype AM M6407 ♀ skin & skull, Mackay, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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] [176]
Generic Combinations
- Pseudomys gracilicaudatus (Gould, 1845).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Desert Uplands (DEU), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, closed heath, folivore, granivore, omnivore, open heath, subtropical, 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
Breed, W.G. 1980. Further observations on spermatozoal morphology and male reproductive tract anatomy of Pseudomys and Notomys species (Mammalia: Rodentia). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 104: 51-55
Fox, B.J. 1995. Eastern Chestnut Mouse Pseudomys gracilicaudatus. pp. 601-603 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
Fox, B.J. & Kemper, C.M. 1982. Growth and development of Pseudomys gracilicaudatus (Rodentia: Muridae) in the laboratory. Australian Journal of Zoology 30: 175-185
Haering, R. & Fox, B.J. 1995. Habitat utilization patterns of sympatric populations of Pseudomys gracilicaudatus and Rattus lutreolus in coastal heathland: a multivariate analysis. Australian Journal of Ecology 20: 427-441
Higgs, P. & Fox, B.J. 1993. Interspecific competition: A mechanism for rodent succession after fire in a wet heathland. Australian Journal of Ecology 18: 193-201
Luo, J., Fox, B.J. & Jefferies, E. 1994. Diet of the eastern chestnut mouse (Pseudomys gracilicaudatus). I. Composition, diversity and individual variation. Wildlife Research 21: 401-417
Luo, J. & Fox, B.J. 1994. Diet of the eastern chestnut mouse (Pseudomys gracilicaudatus). II. Seasonal and successional patterns. Wildlife Research 21: 419-431
Luo, J. & Fox, B.J. 1996. Seasonal and successional dietary shifts of two sympatric rodents in coastal heathland: A possible mechanism for coexistence. Australian Journal of Ecology 21: 121-132
Mahoney, J.A. & Posamentier, H. 1976. The occurrence of the native rodent, Pseudomys gracilicaudatus (Gould, 1845) [Rodentia: Muridae], in New South Wales. Australian Mammalogy 1: 333-346
Meek, P.D. & Triggs, B. 1997. Extension to the range of the eastern chestnut mouse, Pseudomys gracilicaudatus, to Jervis Bay, New South Wales. Australian Mammalogy 20: 123-126
Monamy, V. & Fox, B.J. 2000. Small mammal succession is determined by vegetation density than time elapsed since disturbance. Austral Ecology 25: 580-587
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
Thompson, P. & Fox, B.J. 1993. Asymmetric competition in Australian heathland rodents: a reciprocal removal experiment demonstrating the influence of size-class structure. Oikos 67: 264-278
Watts, G.J. & Tweedie, T.D. 1993. Three new localities for Pseudomys gracilicaudatus (Rodentia: Muridae) in New South Wales. Australian Mammalogy 16: 55-57
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Eastern Chestnut Mouse)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 04-Feb-2023 | 10-Dec-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 10-Dec-2010 | 09-Dec-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |