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Species Notomys aquilo Thomas, 1921

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Species Notomys aquilo Thomas, 1921

Northern Hopping-mouse

  • Notomys aquilo Thomas, O. 1921. Notes on the species of Notomys, the Australian jerboa-rats. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9 8: 536-541 [540].
    Type data:
     Holotype BMNH 67.9.17.2 ♂ skin & skull, Cape York, QLD.
  • Notomys carpentarius Johnson, D.H. 1959. Four new mammals from the Northern Territory of Australia. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 72: 183-187 [186].
    Type data:
     Holotype USNM 284353 ♀ skin & skull, Umbakumba, Port Langdon, NE corner of Groote Eylandt, NT [13º51'S 136º45'E].

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

  • Mahoney, J.A. in Walton, D.W. (ed.) 1988. Zoological Catalogue of Australia Volume 5. Mammalia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service x 274 pp. [Date published 13/Apr/1988] [167]

 

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA)

Ecological Descriptors

Burrowing, coastal, coastal sand dunes, granivore, herbivore, open scrub, terrestrial.

 

General References

Dickson, J.M. & Huxley, L. 1985. Donald Thomson’s Mammals and Fishes of Northern Australia. Melbourne : Thomas Nelson

Flannery, T.F. 1995. Northern Hopping-mouse Notomys aquilo. pp. 572-573 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.

Johnson, D.H. 1964. Mammals of the Arnhem Land Expedition. 427-515 pls 1-16 in Specht, R.L. (ed.). Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land. Zoology. Parkville : Melbourne University Press Vol. 4 xvii 533 pp.

Lee, A.K. 1995. The Action Plan for Australian Rodents. Canberra : Australian Nature Conservation Agency 62 pp.

Watts, C.H.S. & Aslin, H.J. 1981. The Rodents of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xii 321 pp. 16 pls

Woinarski, J.C.Z., Gambold, N., Wurst, D., Flannery, T.F., Smith, A.P., Chatto, R. & Fisher, A. 1999. Distribution and habitat of the northern hopping mouse Notomys aquilo. Wildlife Research 26: 495-511

 

Common Name References

ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study (Northern Hopping-mouse)