Heath rat
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Species : Pseudomys shortridgei
Keywords: tail , brown , black
The Blunt-faced rat, heath rat, shortridge's native mouse is listed as Conservation Dependent (LR/cd), the focus of a continuing taxon-specific or habitat-specific conservation programme targeted towards the taxon in question, the cessation of which would result in the taxon qualifying for one of the threatened categories below within a period of five years, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the heath rat
A young / baby of a heath rat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A heath rat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.Countries
AustraliaSome facts about the
Heath mouse
Adult weight : 0.064 kg (0.1408 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 6 years
Female maturity :335 days
Male maturity : 335 days
Litter size : 3
Litters per year : 1
Facts about the heath rat
Abstract The rare heath mouse (Pseudomys shortridgei) is the only rodent lacking a conservation program in Western Australia. (Full text)
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