Heath Rat
Pseudomys shortridgei
Family Muridae
Endangered — AUS: Endangered, VIC: Endangered, SA: Endangered, WA: Vulnerable
About
The heath mouse is a species of mouse in the subfamily Murinae, the Old World rats and mice, found in Australia.
How to spot it
A larger species of the Pseudomys, a genus of Australian rodents, with a body mass in a range from 55 to 90 grams (1.9 to 3.2 oz) for an average weight of 70 grams (2.5 oz). The head and body length of 95 to 120 millimetres (3.7 to 4.7 in) and the tail length of 85 to 100 mm (3.3 to 3.9 in) is always proportionally shorter. The pelage is densely furred and their body is comparatively stocky, the tail is well covered in dark brown hair at the upper side and a whitish colour below.
Documented on these trails
Grampians Peaks Trail - Halls Gap to Bugiga (Mt Rosea)
Grampians (Gariwerd) National Park
Hollow Mountain (Wudjub-guyan) Walk
Grampians (Gariwerd) National Park
MacKenzie Falls Walk
Grampians (Gariwerd) National Park
Silverband Falls Walk
Grampians (Gariwerd) National Park
The Balconies Walk
Grampians (Gariwerd) National Park
Wonderland Loop Walk
Grampians (Gariwerd) National Park
Found in
- Grampians (Gariwerd) National Park — The Grampians & Western Victoria hikes