Pseudomys gouldii

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	MURIDAE

Scientific Name:

Pseudomys gouldii

Species Authority:

(Waterhouse, 1839)

Common Name/s:

English

–

Gould's Mouse

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Extinct ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s

Baillie, J.E.M.

Evaluator/s:

Lamoreux, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team) & Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority)

Justification:
Listed as Extinct as this species has not been recorded since 1856-1857, despite intensive survey work in its former range.

History:

1996	–	Extinct
1994	–	Extinct (IUCN)
1990	–	Extinct (IUCN 1990)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species was endemic to Australia, where it has been reported as living animals, and from subfossil remains, from south-western Western Australia, eastern South Australia, and New South Wales (Dixon 2008).
Countries:	Regionally extinct: Australia

Population [top]

Population:	It is believed to be extinct. It was last collected in 1856-1857 on the Blandowski Expedition to the junction of the Murray and Darling Rivers (Dixon 2008). Survey work in the region has not rediscovered the species.

Population:

It is believed to be extinct. It was last collected in 1856-1857 on the Blandowski Expedition to the junction of the Murray and Darling Rivers (Dixon 2008). Survey work in the region has not rediscovered the species.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is a poorly known species. Animals are reported to have preferred sandhills and plains, and to make burrows under bushes in loose soil (Dixon 2008).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The reasons for the decline of this species are unclear, but may be related to predation from introduced feral cats.

Major Threat(s):

The reasons for the decline of this species are unclear, but may be related to predation from introduced feral cats.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no conservation measures pertaining to this species.

Conservation Actions:

There are no conservation measures pertaining to this species.

Citation:	Baillie, J.E.M. 2008. Pseudomys gouldii. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 November 2009.
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