Northern Hopping Mouse (species: Notomys aquilo) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Notomys aquilo
Northern Hopping Mouse

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Rodentia
Family Muridae
Genus Notomys
Species Notomys aquilo
Status endangered
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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 4 cm (Hind feet)

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It is found only in coastal northern Australia, from Arnhem Land to the Cobourg Peninsula.

It lives in sandy soils on heathlands and grasslands. It is nocturnal. It consumes seeds and sometimes other plant material and invertebrates. (Wikipedia)

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