Little native mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Pseudomys delicatulus
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 little native mouse live?

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

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

What kind of animal is the little native mouse?

The little native mouse (Pseudomys delicatulus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Pseudomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the little native mouse

The little native mouse (Pseudomys delicatulus), also known as the delicate mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. The Kunwinjku people of western Arnhem Land call this little creature kijbuk.

It is found in Australia in Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland, and New South Wales and in Papua New Guinea.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Little native mouse (revision 1359880475), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1769418 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).