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{{Short description|Species of rodent}}
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| name = Northern hopping mouse
| name = Northern hopping mouse
| image = Nhm_groote.jpg
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| status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1
| image_caption = ''N. aquilo'' at Wurruwarrkbadenumanja, Groote Eylandt
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| status = EN
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| status_system = IUCN3.1
| classis = [[Mammalia]]
| ordo = [[Rodent]]ia
| genus = Notomys
| familia = [[Muridae]]
| species = aquilo
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| authority = [[Oldfield Thomas|Thomas]], 1921
| genus = ''[[Notomys]]''
| species = '''''N. aquilo'''''
| binomial = ''Notomys aquilo''
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| binomial_authority = [[Oldfield Thomas|Thomas]], 1921
| synonyms =
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|status_ref=<ref name="iucn status 15 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Woinarski, J. |author2=Burbidge, A.A. |date=2016 |title=''Notomys aquilo'' |volume=2016 |page=e.T14862A22401364 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T14862A22401364.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}</ref>
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The '''northern hopping mouse''' ('''''Notomys aquilo''''') is a species of [[rodent]] in the family [[Muridae]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=taxonomy |title=Taxonomy browser (Notomys aquilo) |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=442588 |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/ocm57557352 |title=Mammal species of the world: a taxonomic and geographic reference |date=2005 |publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press |isbn=978-0-8018-8221-0 |editor-last=Wilson |editor-first=Don E. |edition=3rd |location=Baltimore |oclc=ocm57557352 |editor-last2=Reeder |editor-first2=DeeAnn M.}}</ref> It is also known as woorrentinta, from [[Lardil language|Lardil]], the language of [[Mornington Island]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marie |first=Elisabeth |date=2024-02-05 |title=Why don’t people care as much about Australia’s native rodents? |url=https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2024/02/renaming-native-rodents-may-improve-conservation/ |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=Australian Geographic |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Species Profile and Threats Database: Notomys aquilo — Northern Hopping-mouse, Woorrentinta |url=http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=123 |url-status=live |access-date=14 September 2024 |website=Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |publisher=Australian Government}}</ref>
The '''northern hopping mouse''' (''Notomys aquilo'') is a species of [[rodent]] in the family [[Muridae]]. It is found only in coastal northern [[Australia]], from [[Arnhem Land]] to the [[Cobourg Peninsula]].


It is found only in coastal northern [[Australia]], from [[Arnhem Land]] to the [[Cobourg Peninsula]] in the [[Northern Territory]] of Australia. The only known population is in the [[Anindilyakwa Indigenous Protected Area]] on [[Groote Eylandt]]. There have two former sightings in inland central Arnhem Land and in [[Cape York Peninsula|Cape York]] in [[Queensland]] 120 years ago, both single recordings. Its population has not been yet been determined.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-02-01 |title=Tiny mouse in spotlight as Aboriginal rangers fight to save vulnerable species |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-02/northern-hopping-mouse-spotlight-ranger-fight-vulnerable-species/10771582 |access-date=2024-09-14 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref> It is classified as [[Vulnerable species|vulnerable]].<ref name=":0" />
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This mouse weighs 25 to 30 grams and is brown above and white below. Its long tail measures 150% of its body length and it has long hind feet up to 4 centimeters long.<ref name=nt>[http://www.nt.gov.au/nreta/wildlife/animals/threatened/pdf/mammals/northern_hoppingmouse_vu.pdf ''Notomys aquilo''.] Northern Territory Government Department of Natural Resources, Environment, and the Arts.</ref>


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The mouse weighs 25 to 50 grams and is brown above and white below. Its long tail measures 150% of its body length and it has long hind feet up to 4 centimeters long.
This species lives in sandy soils on [[heathlands]] and [[grassland]]s. It is nocturnal. It consumes seeds and sometimes other plant material and invertebrates.<ref name=nt/> The mouse hops, leaving bipedal tracks.<ref name=qu>[http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/wildlife-ecosystems/wildlife/az_of_animals/northern_hopping_mouse.html ''Notomys aquilo''.] Queensland Government Environment and Resource Management.</ref> Several individuals live communally in burrows.<ref name=nt/><ref name=qu/>


This species lives in sandy soils on [[heathlands]] and [[grassland]]s. It is nocturnal. It consumes seeds and sometimes other plant material and invertebrates.The mouse hops, leaving bipedal tracks. The females are known to construct elaborate communal burrow systems.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Diete |first=Rebecca L. |last2=Meek |first2=Paul D. |last3=Dickman |first3=Christopher R. |last4=Leung |first4=Luke K.-P. |date=2014 |title=Burrowing behaviour of the northern hopping-mouse (Notomys aquilo): field observations |url=http://www.publish.csiro.au/?paper=AM13039 |journal=Australian Mammalogy |language=en |volume=36 |issue=2 |pages=242 |doi=10.1071/AM13039 |issn=0310-0049}}</ref>
Threats to this species include habitat alteration, such as changes in the [[fire regime]] and the effects of [[livestock]]. [[Feral cat]]s watch the burrows and may consume several individuals in a night.<ref name=qu/>

Threats to this species include habitat alteration, such as changes in the [[fire regime]] and the effects of [[livestock]]. [[Feral cat]]s watch the burrows and may consume several individuals in a night.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=November 2021 |title=Threatened species of the Northern Territory: Northern hopping-mouse, Notomys aquilo |url=https://nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/205516/northern-hopping-mouse.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=14 September 2024 |website=Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security |publisher=Northern Territory Government}}</ref>

A national recovery plan for the Northern Hopping-mouse was prepared in 2004.<ref>{{cite web |title=National multispecies recovery plan for the Carpentarian Antechinus Pseudantechinus mimulus, Butler’s Dunnart Sminthopsis butleri, and Northern Hoppingmouse Notomys aquilo : 2004 – 2008 |publisher=Dept. of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment |publication-place=Darwin |url=https://hdl.handle.net/10070/715106 |access-date=14 September 2024}}</ref> It is highly elusive and 'trap-shy'. Recent surveys have been undertaken using camera traps and radio-tracking.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Diete |first=Rebecca L. |last2=Meek |first2=Paul D. |last3=Dickman |first3=Christopher R. |last4=Leung |first4=Luke K.-P. |date=2016 |title=Ecology and conservation of the northern hopping-mouse (Notomys aquilo) |url=http://www.publish.csiro.au/?paper=ZO15082 |journal=Australian Journal of Zoology |language=en |volume=64 |issue=1 |pages=21 |doi=10.1071/ZO15082 |issn=0004-959X}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* Baillie, J. 1996. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/14862/all ''Notomys aquilo'']. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2011 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 23 September 2011.
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*{{cite web |first=Ann |last=Jones |title=The engineering mouse builds its dream house |date=14 March 2015 |work=Off Track |publisher=ABC Radio National |url=http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/offtrack/the-engineering-mouse-and-its-dream-house/6313654}}
*{{cite web |title=''Notomys aquilo'' |work=NCBI Taxonomy Browser |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=442588 |id=442588}}
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[[Category:Old World rats and mice]]
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[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]
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Latest revision as of 07:43, 14 September 2024

Northern hopping mouse
N. aquilo at Wurruwarrkbadenumanja, Groote Eylandt
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Notomys
Species:
N. aquilo
Binomial name
Notomys aquilo
Thomas, 1921

The northern hopping mouse (Notomys aquilo) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2][3] It is also known as woorrentinta, from Lardil, the language of Mornington Island.[4][5]

It is found only in coastal northern Australia, from Arnhem Land to the Cobourg Peninsula in the Northern Territory of Australia. The only known population is in the Anindilyakwa Indigenous Protected Area on Groote Eylandt. There have two former sightings in inland central Arnhem Land and in Cape York in Queensland 120 years ago, both single recordings. Its population has not been yet been determined.[6] It is classified as vulnerable.[7]

The mouse weighs 25 to 50 grams and is brown above and white below. Its long tail measures 150% of its body length and it has long hind feet up to 4 centimeters long.

This species lives in sandy soils on heathlands and grasslands. It is nocturnal. It consumes seeds and sometimes other plant material and invertebrates.The mouse hops, leaving bipedal tracks. The females are known to construct elaborate communal burrow systems.[8]

Threats to this species include habitat alteration, such as changes in the fire regime and the effects of livestock. Feral cats watch the burrows and may consume several individuals in a night.[7]

A national recovery plan for the Northern Hopping-mouse was prepared in 2004.[9] It is highly elusive and 'trap-shy'. Recent surveys have been undertaken using camera traps and radio-tracking.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Woinarski, J.; Burbidge, A.A. (2016). "Notomys aquilo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T14862A22401364. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T14862A22401364.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ taxonomy. "Taxonomy browser (Notomys aquilo)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
  3. ^ Wilson, Don E.; Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. (2005). Mammal species of the world: a taxonomic and geographic reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 57557352.
  4. ^ Marie, Elisabeth (2024-02-05). "Why don't people care as much about Australia's native rodents?". Australian Geographic. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
  5. ^ "Species Profile and Threats Database: Notomys aquilo — Northern Hopping-mouse, Woorrentinta". Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Australian Government. Retrieved 14 September 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Tiny mouse in spotlight as Aboriginal rangers fight to save vulnerable species". ABC News. 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
  7. ^ a b "Threatened species of the Northern Territory: Northern hopping-mouse, Notomys aquilo" (PDF). Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security. Northern Territory Government. November 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Diete, Rebecca L.; Meek, Paul D.; Dickman, Christopher R.; Leung, Luke K.-P. (2014). "Burrowing behaviour of the northern hopping-mouse (Notomys aquilo): field observations". Australian Mammalogy. 36 (2): 242. doi:10.1071/AM13039. ISSN 0310-0049.
  9. ^ "National multispecies recovery plan for the Carpentarian Antechinus Pseudantechinus mimulus, Butler's Dunnart Sminthopsis butleri, and Northern Hoppingmouse Notomys aquilo : 2004 – 2008". Darwin: Dept. of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  10. ^ Diete, Rebecca L.; Meek, Paul D.; Dickman, Christopher R.; Leung, Luke K.-P. (2016). "Ecology and conservation of the northern hopping-mouse (Notomys aquilo)". Australian Journal of Zoology. 64 (1): 21. doi:10.1071/ZO15082. ISSN 0004-959X.


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