Biology:Northern hopping mouse

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Short description: Species of rodent

Northern hopping mouse
Nhm groote.jpg
N. aquilo at Wurruwarrkbadenumanja, Groote Eylandt
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Notomys
Species:
N. aquilo
Binomial name
Notomys aquilo
Thomas, 1921

The northern hopping mouse (Notomys aquilo) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in coastal northern Australia , from Arnhem Land to the Cobourg Peninsula.

This mouse weighs 25 to 30 grams and is brown above and white below. Its long tail measures 150% of its body length and it has long hind feet up to 4 centimeters long.[2]

This species lives in sandy soils on heathlands and grasslands. It is nocturnal. It consumes seeds and sometimes other plant material and invertebrates.[2] The mouse hops, leaving bipedal tracks.[3] Several individuals live communally in burrows.[2][3]

Threats to this species include habitat alteration, such as changes in the fire regime and the effects of livestock. Feral cats watch the burrows and may consume several individuals in a night.[3]

References

  1. Woinarski, J.; Burbidge, A.A. (2016). "Notomys aquilo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T14862A22401364. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T14862A22401364.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14862/22401364. Retrieved 15 November 2021. 
  2. Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 Notomys aquilo. Northern Territory Government Department of Natural Resources, Environment, and the Arts.
  3. Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 3.2 Notomys aquilo. Queensland Government Environment and Resource Management.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q199308 entry