Species Pseudomys novaehollandiae (Waterhouse, 1843)
New Holland Mouse
- Mus novaehollandiae Waterhouse, G.R. 1843. Descriptions of two new species of the genus. Museum Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1842: 145-146 [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]] [146].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 43.2.24.1 & 43.2.24.2 skin (43.2.24.1) & skull (43.2.24.2), Yarrundi, Upper Hunter River (as Upper Hunter), NSW.
Generic Combinations
- Pseudomys novaehollandiae (Waterhouse, 1843).
- Gyomys novaehollandiae (Waterhouse, 1843).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria
IBRA
NSW, Qld, Tas, Vic: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, coastal, florivore, folivore, granivore, gregarious, open forest, open heath, predator, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Diet includes insects and other 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. 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
Breed, W.G. 1997. Interspecific variation of testis size and epididymal sperm numbers in Australasian rodents with special reference to the genus Notomys. Australian Journal of Zoology 45: 651-669
Briscoe, D.A., Fox, B.J. & Ingleby, S. 1981. Genetic differentiation between Pseudomys pilligaensis and related Pseudomys (Rodentia: Muridae). Australian Mammalogy 4: 89-92
Claridge, A.W. & May, T.W. 1994. Mycophagy among Australian mammals. Australian Journal of Ecology 19: 251-275
Cockburn, A. 1980. The diet of the New Holland Mouse (Pseudomys novaehollandiae) and the House Mouse (Mus musculus) in a Victorian coastal heathland. Australian Mammalogy 3: 31-34
Fox, B.J., Higgs, P. & Luo, J. 1993. Extension of the breeding season of the New Holland mouse: a response to above average rainfall. Wildlife Research 20: 599-605
Fox, B.J. & Twigg, L.E. 1991. Experimental transplants of mice (Pseudomys and Mus) on to early stages of post-mining regeneration in open forest. Australian Journal of Ecology 16: 281-287
Haering, R. & Fox, B.J. 1997. Habitat use by sympatric populations of Pseudomys novaehollandiae and Mus domesticus. Australian Journal of Ecology 22: 69-80
Hocking, G.J. 1980. The occurrence of the New Holland Mouse, Pseudomys novaehollandiae (Waterhouse), in Tasmania. Australian Wildlife Research 7: 71-77
Hocking, G.J. & Driessen, M.M. 2000. Status and conservation of the rodents of Tasmania. Wildlife Research 27: 371-377
Kemper, C.M. 1976. Growth and development of the Australian murid Pseudomys novaehollandiae. Australian Journal of Zoology 24: 27-37
Kemper, C.M. 1980. Reproduction of Pseudomys novaehollandiae (Muridae) in the wild. Australian Wildlife Research 7: 385-402
Kemper, C.M. 1981. Description of Pseudomys novaehollandiae burrows located with radioisotopes. Australian Mammalogy 4: 141-143
Kemper, C.M. 1995. New Holland Mouse Pseudomys novaehollandiae. pp. 611-612 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
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
Norton, T.W. 1986. Notes on the size of Pseudomys novaehollandiae (Waterhouse) (Rodentia: Muridae) in Tasmania. Australian Mammalogy 9: 61-62
Norton, T.W. 1987. The ecology of small mammals in north-eastern Tasmania II. Pseudomys novaehollandiae and the introduced Mus Musculus. Australian Wildlife Research 14: 435-441
Pye, T. 1991. The New Holland mouse (Pseudomys novaehollandiae) (Rodentia: Muridae) in Tasmania: a field study. Wildlife Research 18: 521-531
Quin, B. 1996. New Holland mouse Pseudomys novaehollandiae in south Gippsland. Victorian Naturalist 113: 281-288
Quin, B. 1996. New Holland mouse Pseudomys novaehollandiae in south Gippsland. Part 1. Victorian Naturalist 113: 236-246
van Dyck, S. & Lawrie, B. 1997. The New Holland Mouse Pseudomys novaehollandiae (Rodentia: Muridae), an addition to the mammal fauna of Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 42: 367-376
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.
Wilson, B.A. 1991. The ecology of Pseudomys novaehollandiae (Waterhouse, 1843) in the eastern Otway Ranges, Victoria. Wildlife Research 18: 233-247
Wilson, B.A. 1994. The distribution of the New Holland mouse Pseudomys novaehollandiae (Waterhouse 1843) in the eastern Otways, Victoria. Victorian Naturalist 111: 46-53
Wilson, B.A. 1996. The distribution and status of the New Holland mouse, Pseudomys novaehollandiae (Waterhouse 1843) in Victoria. Australian Mammalogy 19: 31-46
Wilson, B.A., White, N.M., Hanley, A. & Tidey, D.L. 2005. Population fluctuations of the New Holland mouse Pseudomys novaehollandiae at Wilson's Promontory National Park, Victoria. Australian Mammalogy 27: 49-60
Wilson, B.A. & Laidlaw, W.S. 2003. Habitat characteristics for New Holland mouse Pseudomys novaehollandiae in Victoria. Australian Mammalogy 25: 1-11
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (New Holland Mouse)
History of changes
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| 10-Dec-2010 | 09-Dec-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |