Shortridge's Native Mouse   MOUSE
 
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Scientific Name:
Pseudomys shortridgei
Other Names and/or Listed subspecies:
Heath Mouse, Blunt-faced Rat, Heath Rat
Group:
Mammals
Status/Date Listed as Endangered:
NT-IUCN: 2008
EN-US FWS: December 2, 1970
Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
Australia

Facts Summary:
The Shortridge's Native Mouse (Pseudomys shortridgei) is a species of concern belonging in the species group "mammals" and found in the following area(s): Australia. This species is also known by the following name(s): Heath Mouse, Blunt-faced Rat, Heath Rat.

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Copyright Notice: This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Heath mouse".

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