Species Pseudomys fumeus Brazenor, 1934
Smoky Mouse
- Pseudomys (Gyomys) fumeus Brazenor, C.W. 1934. A new species of mouse, Pseudomys (Gyomys), and a record of the broad-toothed rat, Mastacomys, from Victoria. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 8: 158-161 pl. 18 (in part) [158].
Type data:
Holotype NMV C197 ♂ skin & skull, Turton's Pass, Otway Forest, VIC.
Distribution
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Ecological Descriptors
Coastal, granivore, montane, open forest, predator, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Habitat with thick understory.
General References
Baverstock, P.R., Watts, C.H.S. & Hogarth, J.T. 1977. Chromosome evolution in Australian rodents I. The Pseudomyinae, the Hydromyinae and the Uromys/Melomys Group. Chromosoma (Berlin) 61: 95-125
Baverstock, P.R., Watts, C.H.S., Adams, M. & Cole, S.R. 1981. Genetical relationships among Australian rodents (Muridae). Australian Journal of Zoology 29: 289-303
Breed, W.G. 1980. Further observations on spermatozoal morphology and male reproductive tract anatomy of Pseudomys and Notomys species (Mammalia: Rodentia). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 104: 51-55
Claridge, A.W. & May, T.W. 1994. Mycophagy among Australian mammals. Australian Journal of Ecology 19: 251-275
Cockburn, A. 1981. Population regulation and dispersion of the Smoky Mouse, Pseudomys fumeus 2. Spring decline, breeding success and habitat heterogeneity. Australian Journal of Ecology 6: 255-266
Cockburn, A. 1981. Population regulation and dispersion of the Smoky Mouse, Pseudomys fumeus I. Dietary determinants of microhabitat preference. Australian Journal of Ecology 6: 231-254
Cockburn, A. 1995. Smoky Mouse Pseudomys fumeus. pp. 598-599 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
Ford, F., Cockburn, A. & Broome, L.S. 2003. Habitat preference, diet and demography of the smoky mouse, Pseudomys fumeus (Rodentia: Muridae), in south-eastern New South Wales. Wildlife Research 30: 89-101
Jurskis, V.P., Hudson, K.B. & Shiels, R.J. 1997. Extension of the range of the smoky mouse Pseudomys fumeus (Rodentia: Muridae) into New South Wales with notes on habitat and detection methods. Australian Forestry 60: 99-109
Lee, A.K. 1995. The Action Plan for Australian Rodents. Canberra : Australian Nature Conservation Agency 62 pp.
Mayo, G. 1987. The smoky mouse (Pseudomys fumeus) outside Victoria. Victorian Naturalist 104: 188
Menkhorst, P.W. & Seebeck, J.H. 1981. The distribution, habitat and status of Pseudomys fumeus Brazenor (Rodentia: Muridae). Australian Wildlife Research 8: 87-96
Osborne, W.S. & Preece, M.A. 1987. Extension of the range of the smoky mouse, Pseudomys fumeus (Rodentia: Muridae), into the Australian Capital Territory. Australian Mammalogy 10: 35-36
Watts, C.H.S. & Aslin, H.J. 1981. The Rodents of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xii 321 pp. 16 pls
Woods, R.E. & Ford, F.D. 2000. Observations on the behaviour of the smoky mouse Pseudomys fumeus (Rodentia: Muridae). Australian Mammalogy 22: 35-42
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study (Smoky Mouse)