Desert mouse
| Desert mouse | |
|---|---|
| Pseudomys desertor specimen. Type: holotype. Australian Museum. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Pseudomys |
| Species: | P. desertor |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudomys desertor (Troughton, 1932) | |
| Pseudomys desertor occurrence records | |
The desert mouse (Pseudomys desertor), also known as the brown desert mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to Australia. The first desert mouse specimen was collected by Australian zoologist Gerard Krefft on the Blandowski Expedition in 1856-57, between Gol Gol Creek and the Darling River.