Notomys alexis Thomas 1922

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 : 1426

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11335195

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Notomys alexis Thomas 1922
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Notomys alexis Thomas 1922 View in CoL

Notomys alexis Thomas 1922 View in CoL , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 9: 316.

Type Locality: Australia, Northern Territory, 35 miles (56.3 km) SW of Alroy, 800 ft (244 m); see Mahoney and Richardson (1988:166).

Vernacular Names: Spinifex Hopping Mouse.

Synonyms: Notomys everardensis Finlayson 1940 ; Notomys reginae Troughton 1936 .

Distribution: Australia; Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia, and W Queensland ( Breed, 1995 b:568; Robinson et al., 2000; Watts and Aslin, 1981:109).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Of all the species of Notomys , N. alexis has the most extensive geographic range ( Watts and Aslin, 1981). Variation in sperm head morphology documented by Breed and Sarafis (1983) and its phylogenetic significance discussed by Breed (1997). Studies on sperm storage in vas deferens and comparison with other Notomys provided by Peirce et al. (2003). Digestive tract traits and relation to diet documented by Murray et al. (1994). Reviewed by Watts and Aslin (1981) and Breed (1995 b).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Muridae

Genus

Notomys

Loc

Notomys alexis Thomas 1922

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005
2005
Loc

Notomys alexis

Thomas 1922: 316
1922
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