Dusky hopping mouse
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Species : Notomys fuscus
Keywords: tail , orange , white , nocturnal
The Dusky hopping mouse is listed as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the dusky hopping mouse
A young / baby of a dusky hopping mouse is called a 'pinkie, kitten or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A dusky hopping mouse group is called a 'nest, colony, harvest, horde or mischief'.Countries
Australia
Facts about the dusky hopping mouse
Food Habits Notomys fuscus is like other hopping-mice in that it does not drink, but obtains all its water and food requirements from a diet of seeds, berries, leaves, green plants and occasionally insects.
The Dusky Hopping Mouse (Notomys fuscus) is an Australian native rodent specialised for the deep desert.
The Dusky Hopping-mouse is a nocturnal, mostly granivorous native rodent of weight range 30-50g (Dickman 1993). (Full text)
The Dusky Hopping Mouse is classified as vulnerable. (Wiki)
The Dusky Hopping-mouse is a [CITIES-listed Endangered Species] (Full text)
The Dusky Hopping MouseThe dusky-hopping mouse is a nocturnal (Full text)
Notomys fuscus The Dusky Hopping Mouse (Notomys fuscus) is an Australian native rodent specialised for the deep desert. (Full text)
Danger : The Dusky Hopping-mouse is endangered by European settlement especially cats and foxes. (Full text)
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