Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Rodentia
Family
Muridae
Genus
Notomys
Species
Notomys cervinus
Status
vulnerable
Colours
Distinguishing features
The coloration of the fawn hopping mouse varies from pale pinkish-fawn to grey on the upper parts, and white underneath. The tail is bicoloured (white underneath, darker above), and ends in a dark brush. The ears and round, dark eyes are particularly large, and the whiskers even more so: 65 mm. (Wikipedia)
Size
- Up to 12 cm (Body and head length)
- Up to 16 cm (Tail length)
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
It is native to the central Australian desert.
The favoured habitat is the sparsely vegetated arid gibber plains and claypans of the Lake Eyre Basin, including parts of northern South Australia, far south-western Queensland and possibly the Northern Territory, though this last is uncertain. (Wikipedia)
Chronotypes
nocturnal (active at night)
Diet
It consumes seeds and sometimes other plant material and invertebrates. (Wikipedia)
