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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.
Does the Hopping mouse hibernate?
No, the Hopping mouse does not hibernate. These small rodents are active year-round and do not undergo a period of extended sleep or torpor like some other hibernating animals. They are well adapted to survive in their arid environments by being active at night and conserving energy during the day.
How does the spinifex hopping mice live without wataer?
I think they can go for about 5 or 6 days. One of my Spinnifex mice is really sick from dehydration at the moment though.
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.
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.
What is another name for the fawn hopping mouse?
The fawn hopping mouse is also called the oorarrie, its aboriginal name.
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 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 Mitchell's hopping mouse live?
Mitchell's hopping mouse is an Australian native mouse. It is found in the sandy desert country of southern Western Ausalia, South Australia and Victoria's far northwest mallee country. This hopping mouse inhabits Malle scrubland and heathland. It shelters in logs and burrows.
What eats the hopping mouse?
Owls and birds of prey are common predators of the various species of hopping mouse. Feral cats and foxes also eat them.
