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The best defence of the Dusky hopping mouse is its shelter. It digs deep burrows with vertical entrances about 1.5 metres deep, and only three centimetres in width.
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What does a Dusky-hopping mouse eat?
The dusky hopping mouse eats plant materials such as seeds, shoots and roots, and small arthropods.
What preys on the dusky hopping mouse?
The dusky hopping mouse is subject to predation by feral cats, pythons, owls, birds of prey and foxes.
What are relatives of the Darling Downs hopping mouse?
The Darling Downs hopping mouse is extinct. As a hopping mouse, its living relatives are the Northern hopping mouse, Mitchell's hopping mouse, Dusky hopping mouse, Fawn hopping mouse and Spinifex hopping mouse.
What is the habitat of the dusky hopping mouse?
The habitat of Australia's dusky hopping mouse is sand dunes where there is cane grass and ephemeral herbaceous shrubs. This hopping mouse is confined to the Strzelecki Desert of far south western Queensland and northeastern South Australia.
Where does the Dusky hopping mouse live?
The Dusky hopping mouse is limited to the Strzelecki Desert of far south western Queensland and northeastern South Australia. It lives in sand dunes where there is cane grass and ephemeral herbaceous shrubs.
Is the native hopping mouse Australian?
Yes. There are several species of native hopping mouse which, apart from the bat and some native rats, are the only true native placental terrestrial mammals in Australia. Species include the Spinifex Hopping Mouse, also known as the Brown or Northern Hopping Mouse, and the Dusky Hopping Mouse.
Why is the dusky hopping mouse endangered?
The Dusky hopping mouse is not actually endangered; at this stage it is classified as vulnerable.The reasons for its decline in population are not known, but it has been theorised that the introduction of non-native predators such as feral cats and foxes has impacted considerably on populations. Also, stock animals such as cattle, and the areas of the introduced rabbit, have caused considerable habitat destruction.
Is the Dusky Hopping Mouse only found in Australia?
Yes it is only found in some regions of Australia. Those areas are central and western Australia.
Does the Hopping mouse hibernate?
No. The Hopping mouse of Australia is not the same as the Jumping mouse found on other continents. Hopping mice do not hibernate.
Is a spinifex hopping mouse a mammal?
Yes. All mice, including the spinifex hopping mouse, are mammals.
Is the Mitchell's hopping mouse endothermic or ectothermic?
Mitchell's Hopping mouse is endothermic. It is a mammal, and all mammals are endothermic.
Is a spinifex hopping mouse a herbivore?
No. The spinifex hopping mouse of Australia is an omnivore. It feeds on seeds, vegetation and arthropods.
