The heath mouse (Pseudomys shortridgei) is a species of mouse in the subfamily Murinae, the Old World rats and mice, found in Australia. Taxonomy A description of the species, based on material collected by Guy Shortridge at "Woyaline, east of Pinjelly", was published by Oldfield Thomas in 1907. Shortridge was a South African mammal specialist commissioned to perform fieldwork in Western Australia for the British Museum of Natural History, and was honoured for this by Thomas in the specific epithet of the new taxon.
Pseudomys est un genre de rongeurs de la sous-famille des Murinés. Ces espèces sont toutes natives d'Australie, certaines sont appelées fausses souris.
Todavía no hay una descripción disponible en español.
Distribution
More from the same family
Cairo Spiny Mouse
Acomys cahirinus
MuridaeAsia Minor Spiny Mouse
Acomys cilicicus
MuridaeArabian Spiny Mouse
Acomys dimidiatus
MuridaeCrete Spiny Mouse
Acomys minous
MuridaeCyprus Spiny Mouse
Acomys nesiotes
MuridaeGolden Spiny Mouse
Acomys russatus
MuridaeSelous's Spiny Mouse
Acomys selousi
MuridaeSeurat’s Spiny Mouse
Acomys seurati
Muridae