Pseudomys delicatulus
(J. Gould, 1842)
Northern Delicate Mouse
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Muridae |
| Subfamily | : Murinae |
| Tribe | : Hydromyini |
| Genus | : Pseudomys |
Species status
Authority citation
Gould, J. 1842-06. Mr. Gould exhibited several Australian Mammals, from his own collection, which he considered to be new to science. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1842:10-14.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679775Original name as described
Mus delicatulus
Other common names
Delicate Mouse · Delicate Pseudomys · Mollinipi · Little Native Mouse
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1842.5.26.17
Type kind
lectotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7652bccc-37d1-43c7-8f58-5e4c87ad68ddType locality
Port Essington, Northern Territory, Australia.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Australia · Papua New Guinea
Taxonomy notes
previously included P. mimulus; R. T. Hoser included Notomys and Mastacomys under Pseudomys as well as recognized (Ascopharynx, Thetomys, Gyomys) and named (Eekmys, Farkmys, Ohmys, Oimys, Ouchmys) a number of subgenera within; this arrangement is not followed here pending further investigation
Taxonomy notes citation
Ford, F. 2008. Delicate Mouse, Pseudomys delicatulus. In: S. Van Dyck and R. Strahan (eds), The mammals of Australia. Third Edition, pp. 623-624. Reed New Holland, Sydney, Australia. · Hoser, R. T. (2020). An overdue break up of the rodent genus Pseudomys into subgenera as well as the formal naming of four new species. Australasian Journal of Herpetology, 49: 30-41. · Roycroft, E., Ford, F., Ramm, T., Schembri, R., Breed, W. G., Burns, P. A., ... & Moritz, C. (2024). Speciation across biomes: Rapid diversification with reproductive isolation in the Australian delicate mice. Molecular Ecology, e17301.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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