The New Holland Mouse, Pseudomys novaehollandiae, is a small, terrestrial, burrowing native rodent found in disjunct populations in coastal south-eastern Australia.
It was first described by George Waterhouse in 1843. It vanished from view for over a century before its rediscovery in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park north of Sydney, in 1967. It is found only in Australia, within NSW, Victoria and Tasmania.
The New Holland Mouse grows to a maximum head and body length of about 90 mm. It is grey-brown above and has a dusky-brown tail which is ten to fifteen per cent longer than the rest of the body and darker on the dorsal surface. This mouse species is nocturnal and constructs burrows in sandy soils for refuge.
The New Holland mouse is listed as threatened because it only occurs in low numbers - and much of its habitat is unprotected.
Foundation Projects
Australian Native Mice Active Recovery Program
Foundation funded research is attempting to learn about the processes necessary to recover populations of native mice and encourage them back into our national parks and reserves.
