Notomys mordax

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA MAMMALIA RODENTIA MURIDAE

Scientific Name: Notomys mordax
Species Authority Thomas, 1922
Common Name/s:
English – Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
French – Souris Sauteuse
Spanish – Ratones Saltadores De Australia

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 because the species has not been recorded since it was collected in the 1840s, despite intensive survey work.
History:
1996 – Extinct (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
1994 – Extinct (Groombridge 1994)
1990 – Extinct (IUCN 1990)
1988 – Extinct (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986 – Extinct (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)
1982 – Extinct (Thornback and Jenkins 1982)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species was endemic to Australia. The species was described in 1922 from a single skull thought to have been collected on the Darling Downs, Queensland, in the 1840s (Watts 2008).
Countries:
Regionally extinct:
Australia

Population [top]

Population: It is presumed to be extinct, and is known only from a single skull.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: The habitat and ecology of this species remain unrecorded.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The reasons for the loss of this species are unknown, but may be related to predation rates by introduced predators such as foxes and domestic cats.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: There are no conservation measures pertaining to this species.
Citation: Baillie, J.E.M. 2008. Notomys mordax. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 November 2008.
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