Lakeland Downs mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Lakeland Downs mouse Leggadina lakedownensis Least concern

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

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 595 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Leggadina lakedownensis
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the Lakeland Downs mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Lakeland Downs 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 Lakeland Downs mouse endangered?

The Lakeland Downs mouse’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Lakeland Downs mouse?

The Lakeland Downs mouse (Leggadina lakedownensis) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Leggadina. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Lakeland Downs mouse

The Lakeland Downs mouse (Leggadina lakedownensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to the Cape York Peninsula of northern Australia. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

It was first described in 1976 by Chris H.S. Watts.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lakeland Downs mouse (revision 1346057176), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q303793 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).