AI-generated zoological head study.
Overview
This small native mouse has grey-brown upperparts, pale underparts and feet, rounded ears and a tail longer than its head and body. Its eyes and ears are larger than those of the introduced house mouse.
It shares daytime burrows and forages at night for seeds, foliage, fungi and invertebrates. The account describes patchy coastal populations from southern Queensland to Tasmania and seasonal breeding.
Origins & earliest records
Terrestrial
Evidence & interpretation
Authored museum review.
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Family & connections
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- Museum reviewNew Holland MouseResearch access: 2026-10-21
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