Species Pseudomys gouldii (Waterhouse, 1839)
Gould's Mouse, Shark Bay Mouse (Djoongari)
- Mus gouldii Waterhouse, G.R. 1839. The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, Under the Command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N., During the Years 1832 to 1836. Edited and superintended by Charles Darwin, Esq. M.A. F.R.S. Sec. G.S. naturalist to the Expedition. Pt 10 Pt 2 Mammalia. London : Smith, Elder & Co. 60 pp. (including 49-100) 9 pls. [publication date established from Sherborn, C.D. 1897. Notes on the dates of 'The Zoology of the Beagle'. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6 20: 483] [67].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 55.12.24.149 ♀ skin & very incomplete skull (the lectotype is specimen 519 of Waterhouse, G.R. 1838. Catalogue of the Mammalia Preserved in the Museum of the Zoological Society of London. London : The Zoological Society of London 68 pp. [54] and specimen 743 of the hand-written Zoological Society of London's Mammal Catalogue Vol. 5), N of Hunter River, NSW. - Pseudomys (Pseudomys) rawlinnae Troughton, E. le G. 1932. On five new rats of the genus Pseudomys. Records of the Australian Museum 18: 287-294 [289].
Type data:
Holotype AM M4642 ♂ skin & skull, Rawlinna, WA. - Mus fieldi Waite, E.R. 1896. Muridae. 393-409 pls 25-26 in Spencer, B. (ed.). Report on the Work of the Horn Scientific Expedition to Central Australia. Pt 2.— Zoology. Melbourne : Melville, Mullen & Slade. [403].
Type data:
Holotype AM M1069 ♀ skin (wet) & very incomplete skull, Alice Springs, NT.Secondary source:
Roycroft, E., MacDonald, A.J., Moritz, C., Moussalli, A., Portela Miguez, R., & Rowe, K.C. 2021. Museum genomics reveals the rapid decline and extinction of Australian rodents since European settlement. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 118: 1-8 [4] (synonymy). - Pseudomys (Thetomys) praeconis Thomas, O. 1910. New Australian Muridae of the genus Pseudomys. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 6: 607-610 [608].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 58.12.27.14 ♀ skin (wet) & skull, Peron Peninsula, WA.
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] [175]
- Roycroft, E., MacDonald, A.J., Moritz, C., Moussalli, A., Portela Miguez, R., & Rowe, K.C. 2021. Museum genomics reveals the rapid decline and extinction of Australian rodents since European settlement. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 118: 1-8 [4]
Generic Combinations
- Pseudomys fieldi (Waite, 1896).
- Thetomys gouldii (Waterhouse, 1839).
- Pseudomys gouldii (Waterhouse, 1839).
Introduction
The species was resurrected from extinction with the synonomy of the extant species Pseudomys fieldi (Waite, 1896) by Roycroft et al. (2021), who stated that the species survived via a single persistent population on a predator-free offshore island in Shark Bay, Western Australia. It is thought to now be extinct from mainland Australia.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Sole surviving population isolated to Bernier Island, WA; extinct from mainland
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, NT, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Carnarvon (CAR), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Finke (FIN), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, burrower, coastal, coastal dunes, folivore, montane, predator, 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 (as junior synonym Pseudomys fieldi)
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 (as junior synonym Pseudomys fieldi)
Baynes, A. 1990. The mammals of Shark Bay, Western Australia. In, Berry, P.F., Bradshaw, S.D. & Wilson, B.R. (eds). Research in Shark Bay: Report of the France-Australe Bicentenary Expedition Committee. Perth : Western Australian Museum. (as junior synonym Pseudomys fieldi)
Dixon, J.M. 1995. Gould's Mouse Pseudomys gouldii. pp. 600-601 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
Gould, J. 1863. The Mammals of Australia. London : J. Gould.
Lee, A.K. 1995. The Action Plan for Australian Rodents. Canberra : Australian Nature Conservation Agency 62 pp. (as junior synonym Pseudomys fieldi)
Morris, K., Speldewinde, P. & Orell, P. 2000. Djoongari (Shark Bay Mouse) Recovery Plan. Wildlife Management Program No. 17. Department of Conservation and Land Management, Western Australia. (as junior synonym Pseudomys fieldi)
Morris, K.D. & Robinson, A.C. 1995. Shark Bay Mouse Pseudomys fieldi. pp. 596-597 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp. [756] (as now junior synonym Pseudomys fieldi)
Robinson, A.C., Robinson, J.F., Watts, C.H.S. & Baverstock, P.R. 1976. The Shark Bay mouse Pseudomys praeconis and other mammals on Bernier Island, Western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist 13: 149-155 (as junior synonym Pseudomys fieldi)
Roycroft, E., MacDonald, A.J., Moritz, C., Moussalli, A., Portela Miguez, R., & Rowe, K.C. 2021. Museum genomics reveals the rapid decline and extinction of Australian rodents since European settlement. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 118: 1-8 [4]
Waterhouse, G.R. 1839. The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, Under the Command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N., During the Years 1832 to 1836. Edited and superintended by Charles Darwin, Esq. M.A. F.R.S. Sec. G.S. naturalist to the Expedition. Pt 10 Pt 2 Mammalia. London : Smith, Elder & Co. 60 pp. (including 49-100) 9 pls. [publication date established from Sherborn, C.D. 1897. Notes on the dates of 'The Zoology of the Beagle'. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6 20: 483]
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. (as junior synonym Pseudomys fieldi)
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Gould's Mouse)
Roycroft, E., MacDonald, A.J., Moritz, C., Moussalli, A., Portela Miguez, R., & Rowe, K.C. 2021. Museum genomics reveals the rapid decline and extinction of Australian rodents since European settlement. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 118: 1-8 [4] (Shark Bay Mouse (Djoongari))
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2023 | MURIDAE | 18-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 08-Jul-2015 | Pseudomys Gray, 1832 | 21-Dec-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Feb-2023 | 10-Dec-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 10-Dec-2010 | 09-Dec-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |