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A significant south-western range extension for the desert mouse (Pseudomys desertor) in Western Australia
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A significant south-western range extension for the desert mouse (Pseudomys desertor) in Western Australia

R.J. Ellis, P.B.S. Spencer, J.S. Doody and T. Parkin
Australian Mammalogy, Vol.38(1), pp.120-123
2016
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Abstract

The desert mouse (Pseudomys desertor) is one of the most common and widespread native rodent species across arid and semiarid Australia. The species occurs in a variety of habitats and like many arid-zone rodents, its distribution and abundance is known to fluctuate with environmental conditions. Following the capture of a suspected specimen of P. desertor outside the current known range of the species, we used molecular-based methods to confirm the specimen's identification as P. desertor. This note presents a record of the species north of Dalwallinu, Western Australia, which represents a significant range extension for the species of 324km from the nearest confirmed record.

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3 Agriculture, Environment & Ecology
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