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Dusky hopping mouse
| Dusky hopping mouse | |
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| Dusky hopping mouse (Notomys fuscus). Photo: Mike Letnic. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Notomys |
| Species: | N. fuscus
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| Binomial name | |
| Notomys fuscus Jones, 1925
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| Current distribution of the dusky hopping mouse (Notomys fuscus), Image: IUCN Red List. | |
The dusky hopping mouse (Notomys fuscus), is a small rodent endemic to Australia, inhabiting desert regions characterised by sand dunes. Populations have experienced significant declines since the arrival of Europeans, and continue to be subject to threatening processes. It is currently listed as a threatened species.[2]
- ^ Woinarski, J.; Burbidge, A.A. (2016). "Notomys fuscus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T14863A22401596. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T14863A22401596.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Species Profile and Threats Database. Notomys fuscus - Dusky Hopping-mouse, Wilkinti". Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. 16 July 2000. Archived from the original on 2009-11-12. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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