General Description
Dense brown fur on upper parts; pale grey fur underneath. Tail shorter than body length. Underside of well-haired tail distinctly lighter in colour than top. Body up to 12 cm, tail up to 10 cm.
Biology
Heath Rats shelter in shallow burrows and are sometimes active during the day as well as the night. Females give birth between November and January.
Distribution
Scattered populations in south-eastern mainland Australia. Widely scattered and localised populations in southern mainland Australia.
Habitat
Lowland heath, woodlands and sclerophyll forests.
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Brief Id
Brown fur, tail grey with brown along the top.
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Colours
Grey, Brown
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When Active
Nocturnal, Diurnal
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Diet
Omnivore
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Diet Categories
Seeds, Grasses, Fungi
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Endangered, EPBC Act 1999: Endangered, IUCN Red List: Near Threatened
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Common Name
Australian Heath Mouse
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Other Names
Heath Rat , Heath Mouse , Heath Pseudomys
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Species Name
shortridgei
