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| name = Smoky mouse |
| name = Smoky mouse |
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| image = Pseudomys fumeus, Smoky Mouse, Grampians National Park, Victoria 03.jpg |
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| image_caption = A female smoky mouse from the Grampians. |
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| status = VU |
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| status_system = IUCN3.1 |
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| authority = Brazenor, 1934 |
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|status_ref=<ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Woinarski, J. |author2=Burbidge, A.A. |date=2016 |title=''Pseudomys fumeus'' |volume=2016 |page=e.T18550A22398566 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T18550A22398566.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref> |
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The '''smoky mouse''' |
The '''smoky mouse'''<ref name=IUCN2006>{{Cite web|last=Baillie |first=Jonathan |date=1996 |url=http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/18550/all |title=''Pseudomys fumeus'' |website=2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |publisher=[[IUCN]] |access-date=19 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061007193356/http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/18550/all |archive-date=7 October 2006}}</ref> ('''''Pseudomys fumeus''''') is a species of [[rodent]] in the family [[Muridae]] native to southeastern [[Australia]]. It was first described in 1934 and its species name is [[Latin]] for "smoky". As its name suggests, it is a grey-furred mouse, darker grey above and paler smoky grey below. Mice from [[Grampians National Park|the Grampians]] are larger and a darker more slate-grey above. It has a black eye-ring and dark grey muzzle. The feet are light pink, and the ears a grey-pink. The tail is longer than the mouse's body, and is pink with a brownish stripe along the top. Mice from east of [[Melbourne]] average around 35 grams and have 107 mm long bodies with 116 mm long tails, while those from the Grampians are around 65 grams and have 122 mm long bodies with 132 mm long tails.<ref name="Menkhorst">{{cite book|author1=Menkhorst, Peter |author2=Knight, Frank |title=A Field Guide to Mammals of Australia|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2001|pages=192–93|isbn=0-19-550870-X}}</ref> |
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The smoky mouse is currently rated as "vulnerable" and appears to be declining in numbers in the wild. Its range is fragmented and it appears to be extinct in some areas such as the [[Otway Ranges]] (not seen since 1985) and [[Brindabella Ranges]] (not seen since 1987). It is found in the Grampians, [[East Gippsland]] and far southeastern New South Wales (including [[Kosciuszko National Park|Kosciuszko]] and [[South East Forest National Park]]s and [[Buccleugh State Forest]]). There are fewer than 2500 individuals left in the wild and all extant populations appear to be in decline. Vegetation changes, as well as feral cats, foxes and dogs appear to be the main causes.<ref name= |
The smoky mouse is currently rated as "vulnerable" and appears to be declining in numbers in the wild. Its range is fragmented and it appears to be extinct in some areas such as the [[Otway Ranges]] (not seen since 1985) and [[Brindabella Ranges]] (not seen since 1987). It is found in the Grampians, [[East Gippsland]] and far southeastern New South Wales (including [[Kosciuszko National Park|Kosciuszko]] and [[South East Forest National Park]]s and [[Buccleugh State Forest]]). There are fewer than 2500 individuals left in the wild and all extant populations appear to be in decline. Vegetation changes, as well as feral cats, foxes and dogs appear to be the main causes.<ref name=Menkhorst2008>{{cite web|url=http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/18550/0 |author1=Menkhorst, P. |author2=Dickman, C. |author3=Denny, M. |author4=Aplin, K. |author5=Lunney, D. |year=2008|title=''Pseudomys fumeus''|work=IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4.|accessdate=16 May 2011}}</ref> There is an active recovery plan for the species, and there is active predator monitoring in the Yowaka and Waalimma sections of the South East Forest National Park.<ref name=envan>{{cite web|url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/NationalParks/parkWildlife.aspx?id=N0111|accessdate=13 May 2011 |work=Office of Environment & Heritage website|publisher= NSW Government|title=South East Forest National Park: Native animals}}</ref> |
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In February 2020 |
In February 2020 it was reported that researchers from [[Charles Sturt University]], found the death of nine smoky mice was from "severe lung disease" caused by smoke haze during the [[2019–20 Australian bushfire season|2019–20 Australian bushfires]] that contained [[Smoke|PM2.5 particles]] coming from bushfires 50 kilometres away.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-27/smoky-mice-die-from-bushfire-smoke-inhalation/12005790|title=These native mice died from 'severe lung disease' after breathing bushfire smoke for just a few days|last=Midena|first=Kate|date=2020-02-27|website=ABC News|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-02-28}}</ref> It was feared that the [[Kosciuszko National Park]] population had been extirpated as a result of the bushfires, but individuals were rediscovered in June 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|agency=Australian Associated Press|date=2020-06-21|title=Endangered smoky mouse, feared wiped out during bushfires, found alive in Kosciuszko national park|url=http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/21/endangered-smoky-mouse-feared-wiped-out-during-bushfires-found-alive-in-kosciuszko-national-park|access-date=2020-06-22|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> |
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In other languages it has been called ''fausse souris fuligineuse'' (French), ''raton bastardo fumoso'' (Spanish),<ref name=IUCN2006/> or ''koonoom'' (?).<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Action Plan for Australian Mammals 2012|last1=Woinarski|first1=John|last2=Burbidge|first2=Andrew A.|last3=Harrison|first3=Peter|date=2014|publisher=CSIRO Publishing|isbn=978-0643108745|location=Melbourne|pages=46|oclc=881416714}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Rodents of Australia]] |
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[[Category:Endangered fauna of Australia]] |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Pseudomys |
| Species: | P. fumeus
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| Pseudomys fumeus Brazenor, 1934
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The smoky mouse[2] (Pseudomys fumeus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae native to southeastern Australia. It was first described in 1934 and its species name is Latin for "smoky". As its name suggests, it is a grey-furred mouse, darker grey above and paler smoky grey below. Mice from the Grampians are larger and a darker more slate-grey above. It has a black eye-ring and dark grey muzzle. The feet are light pink, and the ears a grey-pink. The tail is longer than the mouse's body, and is pink with a brownish stripe along the top. Mice from east of Melbourne average around 35 grams and have 107 mm long bodies with 116 mm long tails, while those from the Grampians are around 65 grams and have 122 mm long bodies with 132 mm long tails.[3]
The smoky mouse is currently rated as "vulnerable" and appears to be declining in numbers in the wild. Its range is fragmented and it appears to be extinct in some areas such as the Otway Ranges (not seen since 1985) and Brindabella Ranges (not seen since 1987). It is found in the Grampians, East Gippsland and far southeastern New South Wales (including Kosciuszko and South East Forest National Parks and Buccleugh State Forest). There are fewer than 2500 individuals left in the wild and all extant populations appear to be in decline. Vegetation changes, as well as feral cats, foxes and dogs appear to be the main causes.[4] There is an active recovery plan for the species, and there is active predator monitoring in the Yowaka and Waalimma sections of the South East Forest National Park.[5]
In February 2020 it was reported that researchers from Charles Sturt University, found the death of nine smoky mice was from "severe lung disease" caused by smoke haze during the 2019–20 Australian bushfires that contained PM2.5 particles coming from bushfires 50 kilometres away.[6] It was feared that the Kosciuszko National Park population had been extirpated as a result of the bushfires, but individuals were rediscovered in June 2020.[7]
In other languages it has been called fausse souris fuligineuse (French), raton bastardo fumoso (Spanish),[2] or koonoom (?).[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Woinarski, J.; Burbidge, A.A. (2016). "Pseudomys fumeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T18550A22398566. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T18550A22398566.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b Baillie, Jonathan (1996). "Pseudomys fumeus". 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. Archived from the original on 7 October 2006. Retrieved 19 July 2007.
- ^ Menkhorst, Peter; Knight, Frank (2001). A Field Guide to Mammals of Australia. Oxford University Press. pp. 192–93. ISBN 0-19-550870-X.
- ^ Menkhorst, P.; Dickman, C.; Denny, M.; Aplin, K.; Lunney, D. (2008). "Pseudomys fumeus". IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ "South East Forest National Park: Native animals". Office of Environment & Heritage website. NSW Government. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ^ Midena, Kate (2020-02-27). "These native mice died from 'severe lung disease' after breathing bushfire smoke for just a few days". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
- ^ "Endangered smoky mouse, feared wiped out during bushfires, found alive in Kosciuszko national park". the Guardian. Australian Associated Press. 2020-06-21. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ^ Woinarski, John; Burbidge, Andrew A.; Harrison, Peter (2014). The Action Plan for Australian Mammals 2012. Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing. p. 46. ISBN 978-0643108745. OCLC 881416714.
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
