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SPECIES Notomys fuscus

Author:Jones, 1925.
Citation:Rec. S. Aust. Mus., 3: 3.
Common Name:Dusky Hopping Mouse
Type Locality:Australia, South Australia, Ooldea Dist. (as restricted by lectotype designation; see Mahoney and Richardson, 1988:168).
Distribution:Inland Australia; SE Western Australia, S Northern Territory, South Australia, and SW Queensland (Robinson et al., 2000; Watts and Aslin, 1981:115; Watts, 1995b:576). Also in W New South Wales (Watts, in litt.).
Status:IUCN – Vulnerable.
Comments:Reviewed by Watts and Aslin (1981) and Watts (1995b). Distribution, habitat, and conservation status documented by Moseby et al. (1999).
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Synonyms:

    eyreius Finlayson, 1960
    filmeri Mack, 1961

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