Dusky hopping mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the dusky hopping mouse lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Notomys fuscus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the dusky hopping mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the dusky hopping mouse in 1 country or territory across Oceania.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the dusky hopping mouse endangered?

The dusky hopping mouse’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the dusky hopping mouse?

The dusky hopping mouse (Notomys fuscus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Notomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the dusky hopping mouse

The dusky hopping mouse (Notomys fuscus), is a small rodent endemic to Australia, inhabiting desert regions characterised by sand dunes. Populations have experienced significant declines since the arrival of Europeans, and continue to be subject to threatening processes. It is currently listed as a threatened species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Dusky hopping mouse (revision 1380622609), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q146477 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).