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Species Pseudomys shortridgei (Thomas, 1907)

Heath Rat

 

Generic Combinations

  • Pseudomys shortridgei (Thomas, 1907).

 

Distribution

States

South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

SA, Vic, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR)

Ecological Descriptors

Folivore, frugivorous, fungivore, granivore, open heath, 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

Baynes, A., Chapman, A. & Lynam, A.J. 1987. The rediscovery, after 56 years, of the Heath Rat Pseudomys shortridgei (Thomas, 1907) in Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 13: 319-322

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

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

Chapman, A. & Newbey, K.R. 1995. A vertebrate fauna survey and some notes on the vegetation of the Ravensthorpe Range, Western Australia. CALMScience 1: 465-508

Claridge, A.W. & May, T.W. 1994. Mycophagy among Australian mammals. Australian Journal of Ecology 19: 251-275

Cockburn, A. 1978. The distribution of Pseudomys shortridgei (Muridae: Rodentia) and its relevance to that of other heathland Pseudomys. Australian Wildlife Research 5: 213-219

Cockburn, A. 1995. Heath Rat Pseudomys shortridgei. pp. 617-618 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.

Cockburn, A., Braithwaite, R.W. & Lee, A.K. 1981. The response of the heath rat, Pseudomys shortridgei, to pyric succession: a temporally dynamic life-history strategy. Journal of Animal Ecology 50: 649-666

Cooper, N.K. 1994. Identification of Pseudomys albocinereus, P. occidentalis, P. shortridgei, Rattus rattus and R. fuscipes using footpad patterns. Western Australian Naturalist 19: 279-283

Cooper, N.K., Bertozzi, T., Baynes, A. & Teale, R.J. 2003. The relationship between eastern and western population of the heath rat, Pseudomys shortridgei (Rodentia: Muridae). Records of the Western Australian Museum 21: 367-370

Lee, A.K. 1995. The Action Plan for Australian Rodents. Canberra : Australian Nature Conservation Agency 62 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

Quinlan, K., Moro, D. & Lund, M. 2004. Improving trapping success for rare species by targeting habitat types using remotely sensed data: a case study of the heath mouse (Pseudomys shortridgei) in Western Australia. Wildlife Research 31: 219-227

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

Whisson, L.A. 1995. A record of the heath rat, Pseudomys shortridgei and other fauna from Dragon Rocks Nature Reserve. Western Australian Naturalist 20: 49

Woods, R. & Kennedy, G. 1997. Circadian activity rhythms of captive heath rats (Pseudomys shortridgei). Wildlife Research 24: 459-468

 

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)
04-Feb-2023 10-Dec-2010 MOVED
10-Dec-2010 09-Dec-2010 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)