Image: White-footed Mouse, Mus gouldi

Gould's names: Mus Gouldi, White-footed Mouse
Current names: Pseudomys gouldii, Gould's Mouse

Photographer:

Australian Museum Photography

Rights:

© Australian Museum Research Library

Common name:

Gould's mouse

Scientific name:

Pseudomys gouldii

Additional information

Extinct - Last sighting 1856-57.

'Little is known about the biology of this rodent. From owl pellets found in the Flinders Ranges it appears to have been a relatively common species in that area. Its decline seems to have occurred over the past hundred or so years.'

Joan M. Dixon, Facsimile of the Mammals of Australia, 1983.

Last Updated: 12 November 2009

Tags John Gould, native mouse, mice, Gould's Mouse, Pseudomys gouldi,