The modern known distribution of the New Holland Mouse Pseudomys novaehollandiae (Waterhouse, 1843) (Muridae: Rodentia) in coastal and near-coastal southeastern Australia excludes historical and subfossil records on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range. A recent record from the Torrington area, in the western part of the New South Wales New England Tablelands bioregion, is documented. The specimen record comprised an intact fresh skull and was distinguished from other rodent species on the basis of dental and cranial characters. This record is significant as one of the first modern records of P. novaehollandiae from the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range, lending credence to historical western records and suggesting that the current assessment of the species as secure in New South Wales with minimal reduction in range since European settlement should be reconsidered.
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March 17 2014
A modern record of the New Holland Mouse Pseudomys novaehollandiae (Waterhouse, 1843) (Muridae: Rodentia) on the western slopes of New South Wales, Australia
Michael Murphy
Michael Murphy
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NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (now part of the Department of Environment and Conservation), Northern Threatened Species Unit. Locked Bag 914 Coffs Harbour New South Wales 2450 Australia
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Australian Zoologist (2005) 33 (2): 188–193.
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Michael Murphy; A modern record of the New Holland Mouse Pseudomys novaehollandiae (Waterhouse, 1843) (Muridae: Rodentia) on the western slopes of New South Wales, Australia. Australian Zoologist 1 December 2005; 33 (2): 188–193. doi: https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2005.015
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