Notomys fuscus Jones 1925

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1189-1531 : 1427

Notomys fuscus Jones 1925

Notomys fuscus Jones 1925 , Rec. S. Aust. Mus ., 3: 3.

Type Locality: Australia, South Australia, Ooldea Dist. (as restricted by lectotype designation; see Mahoney and Richardson, 1988:168).

Vernacular Names: Dusky Hopping Mouse.

Synonyms: Notomys eyreius Finlayson 1960 ; Notomys filmeri Mack 1961 .

Distribution: Inland Australia; SE Western Australia, S Northern Territory, South Australia, and SW Queensland (Robinson et al., 2000; Watts and Aslin, 1981:115; Watts, 1995 b:576). Also in W New South Wales (Watts, in litt.).

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Reviewed by Watts and Aslin (1981) and Watts (1995 b). Distribution, habitat, and conservation status documented by Moseby et al. (1999).