Plains rat
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| Species: | P. australis
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| Pseudomys australis Gray, 1832
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The plains rat, or plains mouse, or eastern mouse, or palyoora (Pseudomys australis), is a threatened rodent species native to inland Australia.[1]
Captivity
Plains rats can be kept in captivity in New South Wales by purchasing a licence from the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service.
External links
Notes
- ^ Ellis, M. (1995). A discussion of the large extinct rodents of Mootwingee National Park, western New South Wales. Australian Zoologist. 30:1-4.
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- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Old World rats and mice
- Mammals of Western Australia
- Mammals of South Australia
- Mammals of the Northern Territory
- Mammals of Queensland
- Mammals of New South Wales
- Mammals of Victoria (Australia)
- Rodents of Australia
- Vulnerable fauna of Australia
- Nature Conservation Act endangered biota
- Animals described in 1832
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