Central pebble-mound mouse
| Central pebble-mound mouse | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Pseudomys |
| Species: | P. johnsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudomys johnsoni Kitchener, 1985 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Pseudomys laborifex Kitchener & Humphreys, 1986 | |
The central pebble-mound mouse (Pseudomys johnsoni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae, native to Australia. The Kimberley mouse (Pseudomys laborifex) was, until recently, considered distinct from P. johnsoni, but they are now known to be conspecific.[1] It is one of the pebble-mound mice.
References
- ↑ Van Dyck, S & Strahan, R 2008, The Mammals of Australia, 3rd edn, Reed New Holland, Sydney.
- Baillie, J. 1996. Pseudomys johnsoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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