The Pilliga Mouse is a small rodent with grey fur and a white belly. Its dark tail ends with a small, black tuft. This species grows to 8 cm long, with a tail to 8 cm long, and weighs 6–16.5 g (mean 11 g and larger weights are recorded in peak population periods). This species is distinguished by its relatively long hindfeet.
Pilliga Mouse |
Pseudomys pilligaensis
Status: Vulnerable on the EPBC Act list
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Australian Government, Conservation Advice, Pseudomys pilligaensis
Intensive trapping over many years produced very few individuals (Strahan; 1995); however evidence exists of marked population fluctuations in response to environmental changes caused by fire and rain (DECC; 2005).
Threats The main identified threats to the Pilliga Mouse include loss or degradation of habitat through inappropriate fire regimes; forestry operations and broombrush harvesting predation by feral cats (Felis catus) and foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and competition from the common house mouse (Mus musculus). -
Australian Government, Listing Advice, Pseudomys pilligaensis
Threats Known The main identified threats to the Pilliga Mouse include loss or degradation of habitat through inappropriate fire regimes; forestry operations and broombrush harvesting predation by Felis catus (feral cats) and Vulpes vulpes (foxes) and competition from the Mus musculus (common house mouse) (TSSC; 2008).
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