Ash-grey mouse
| Ash-grey mouse | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Pseudomys |
| Species: | P. albocinereus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudomys albocinereus (Gould, 1845) | |
The ash-grey mouse (Pseudomys albocinereus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Australia.
The preferred habitat of the mouse are areas of low heathland or scrubland with sandy soils.[2] These mice are well adapted to the desert environment; they are nocturnal and fossorial, have plugged entrances to burrows and huddle in groups to decrease evaporation rates.[3] Females give birth to litters of between two and six young after a gestation period of between 37 and 38 days.[2]
References
- ↑ Morris, K., Friend, T. & Burbidge, A. (2008). Pseudomys albocinereus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- 1 2 "Pseudomys albocinereus - Ash-gray Pseudomys". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ↑ R. A. Perry and D. W. Goodall (1979). Arid Land Ecosystems: Volume 1: Structure, Functioning and Management. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521218429.
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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