Mitchell's hopping mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Notomys mitchellii
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 Mitchell's hopping mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Mitchell's 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 Mitchell's hopping mouse endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Mitchell's hopping mouse?

The Mitchell's hopping mouse (Notomys mitchellii) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Notomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Mitchell's hopping mouse

Mitchell's hopping mouse (Notomys mitchellii) also known as the pankot, is the largest extant member of the genus Notomys, weighing between 40 and 60 g (1.4 and 2.1 oz). N. mitchellii is a bipedal rodent with large back legs, similar to a jerboa or kangaroo rat. The species occurs throughout much of semi-arid Southern Australia, and appears to be particularly common on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. Typical habitat for N. mitchellii appears to be mallee shrublands on sandy dune systems. The species is currently considered to be unthreatened, but its range has been reduced through habitat disturbance and destruction associated with European settlement in Australia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mitchell's hopping mouse (revision 1335196506), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1764254 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).