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A significant south-western range extension for the desert mouse (Pseudomys desertor) in Western Australia
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2015
ISSN
0310-0049
Abstract
The desert mouse (Pseudomys desertor) is one of the most common and widespread native rodent species across arid and semiarid Australia. The species occurs in a variety of habitats and like many arid-zone rodents, its distribution and abundance is known to fluctuate with environmental conditions. Following the capture of a suspected specimen of P. desertor outside the current known range of the species, we used molecular-based methods to confirm the specimen's identification as P. desertor. This note presents a record of the species north of Dalwallinu, Western Australia, which represents a significant range extension for the species of 324 km from the nearest confirmed record.
Language
en_US
Publisher
CSIRO PUBLISHING
Recommended Citation
Ellis R. J., Spencer P. B. S., Doody J. S., Parkin T. (2015) A significant south-western range extension for the desert mouse (Pseudomys desertor) in Western Australia. Australian Mammalogy 38, 120-123. https://doi.org/10.1071/AM14041
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