Species Pseudomys bolami Troughton, 1932
Bolam's Mouse
- Pseudomys hermannsburgensis bolami Troughton, E. le G. 1932. On five new rats of the genus Pseudomys. Records of the Australian Museum 18: 287-294 [292].
Type data:
Holotype AM M4938 ♀ skin & skull, Ooldea, SA.
Distribution
IBRA
SA, WA: Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Murchison (MUR), Nullarbor (NUL), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP)
Ecological Descriptors
Omnivore, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Presumably similar to Pseudomys hermannburgensis diet is varied, includes insects.
General References
Kitchener, D.J., Adams, M. & Baverstock, P. 1984. Redescription of Pseudomys bolami Troughton, 1932 (Rodentia: Muridae). Australian Mammalogy 7: 149-159
Moseby, K.E. & Read, J.L. 1998. Population dynamics and movement patterns of Bolam's mouse, Pseudomys bolami, at Roxbury Downs, South Australia. Australian Mammalogy 20: 353-368
Watts, C.H.S. 1995. Bolam's Mouse Pseudomys bolami. pp. 588-589 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study (Bolam's Mouse)