Species Pseudomys chapmani Kitchener, 1980
Pebble-mound Mouse
- Pseudomys chapmani Kitchener, D.J. 1980. A new species of Pseudomys (Rodentia: Muridae) from Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 8: 405-414 [405].
Type data:
Holotype WAM M18251 ♂ skin (wet) & skull, 31 km 136º Mt Meharry (West Angelas Mine Site), on stony banks edging drainage lines at interphase of shallow red earths and gibber plain, WA [23º11'05''S 118º47'31''E].
Distribution
IBRA
WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Gascoyne (GAS), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Pilbara (PIL)
Ecological Descriptors
Burrowing, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Builds mounds of pebbles penetrated by tunnels.
General References
Anstee, S.D. 1996. Use of external mound structures as indicators of the presence of the pebble mound mouse, Pseudomys chapmani, in mound systems. Wildlife Research 23: 429-434
Anstee, S.D., Roberts, J.D. & O'Shea, J.E. 1997. Social structure and patterns of movement of the western pebble-mound mouse, Pseudomys chapmani, at Marandoo, Western Australia. Wildlife Research 24: 295-306
Cooper, N.K. 1993. Identification of Pseudomys chapmani, P. hermannsburgensis, P. delicatulus and Mus musculus using footpad patterns. Western Australian Naturalist 19: 69-73
Dunlop, J.N. & Pound, I.R. 1981. Observations on the Pebble-mound mouse Pseudomys chapmani Kitchener, 1980. Records of the Western Australian Museum 9: 1-5
Hoser, R.T. 1991. Western Pebble-mound mouse Pseudomys chapmani Kitchener 1980. pp. 167-168 in Hoser, R.T. (ed.). Endangered Animals of Australia. Mosman, N.S.W. : Pierson & Co
Lee, A.K. 1995. The Action Plan for Australian Rodents. Canberra : Australian Nature Conservation Agency 62 pp.
May, S.A. & Norton, T.W. 1996. Influences of fragmentation and disturbance on the potential impact of feral predators on native fauna in Australian forest ecosystems. Wildlife Research 23: 387-400
Start, A.N. & Kitchener, D.J. 1995. Western Pebble-mound Mouse Pseudomys chapmani. pp. 590-592 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
Start, A.N., Anstee, S.D. & Endersby, M. 2000. A review of the biology and conservation status of the Ngadji, Pseudomys chapmani Kitchener, 1980 (Rodentia: Muridae). CALMScience 3: 125-147
Watts, C.H.S. & Aslin, H.J. 1981. The Rodents of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xii 321 pp. 16 pls
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study (Pebble-mound Mouse)