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Overview
The Hastings River mouse has a rounded nose, dark rings around prominent eyes, grey-brown upperparts and pale underparts. Its feet are white above.
This nocturnal rodent shelters in cavities, logs, rock piles or underground. It eats herb foliage, seeds, flowers, arthropods and fungi. The museum describes patchy eastern Australian populations and seasonal breeding with small litters.
Origins & earliest records
Terrestrial
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- Institutional accountHastings River MouseResearch access: 2026-10-21
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