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Pseudomys gouldii, Gould's Mouse
Assessment by: Burbidge, A.A. & Woinarski, J.
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Taxonomy
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Taxon Name: Pseudomys gouldii (Waterhouse, 1839)
Common Name(s):
• English:
Gould's Mouse
Assessment Information
Red List Category & Criteria:
Extinct ver 3.1
Year Published:
2016
Date Assessed:
December 31, 2012
Justification:
Gould’s Mouse is listed as Extinct as it has not been collected since 1856-57 despite numerous surveys
within former range.
Previously Published Red List Assessments
2008 – Extinct (EX) – http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T18551A8425793.en
1996 – Extinct (EX)
1994 – Extinct (Ex)
1990 – Extinct (Ex)
Geographic Range
Range Description:
This species was endemic to Australia, where it has been reported as living animals, and from subfossil
remains, from south-western Western Australia, eastern South Australia, and New South Wales (Dixon
2008).
Country Occurrence:
Regionally extinct: Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia)
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Population
The species is extinct.
Habitat and Ecology (see Appendix for additional information)
John Gilbert, who collected for John Gould, reported that, at New Norcia, Western Australia, Gould’s
Mouse inhabited burrows in ‘small families of from four to eight in number, inhabiting the same burrow,
and even the same nest of dried soft grasses’ (Gould 1863).
Systems: Terrestrial
Threats
The reasons for the decline of this species are unclear. However, extinction is likely to have been due to
predation by feral cats, habitat degradation by livestock and inappropriate fire regimes.
Conservation Actions
The species is extinct.
Credits
Assessor(s):
Burbidge, A.A. & Woinarski, J.
Reviewer(s):
Amori, G.
Contributor(s):
Dixon, J.
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Citation
Burbidge, A.A. & Woinarski, J. 2016. Pseudomys gouldii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016:
e.T18551A22398682. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T18551A22398682.en
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Appendix
Habitats
(http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes)
Habitat
Season
Suitability
Major
Importance?
1. Forest -> 1.5. Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
-
Suitable
Yes
3. Shrubland -> 3.5. Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
-
Suitable
Yes
Additional Data Fields
Population
Population severely fragmented: No
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