Status: IUCN – Extinct. 298 people follow this. Spinifex Hopping Mouse is found on Bon Bon, Cravens Peak, Ethabuka and Eurardy. Eastern bristlebird Dasyornis brachypterus. The Darling Downs hopping mouse is only known from a single skull from Darling Downs, Queensland, believed to have been collected sometime during the 1840's (Watts, 2008). The fawn hopping -mouse is a relatively large rodent (head-body length 95 -120 mm, body mass 30 -50 g). In contrast to the dusky hopping -mouse and spinifex hopping -mouse with which it may be confused, the fawn hopping -mouse does no t have a throat pouch. Distribution: Known only from the type locality. A School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Gatton, Qld 4343, Australia. Like all hopping mice it has strong front teeth, a long tail, dark eyes, big ears, well-developed haunches and very long, narrow hind feet. The big-eared hopping mouse was a small, rat-sized animal resembling a tiny kangaroo. . Spinifex Hopping-mice (Notomys alexis) have large eyes and ears, big back feet, long tail and move with a a hopping & galloping gait. It is known from a single skull found at Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia. It is connected to the surface by up to 6 vertical entrance shafts that are dug from below and may end up anywhere on the surface. iii Abstract Effective monitoring is a critical component of wildlife management. Darling Downs hopping mouse . 1999). Elusive mouse edges close to extinction 23 March 2015, by Rebecca Diete The northern hopping mouse has been caught on camera for the first time A University of Queensland researcher who has Half of the hopping mouse species have become extinct since European colonisation. The Darling Downs hopping mouse is only known from a single skull from Darling Downs, Queensland, believed to have been collected sometime during the 1840's (Watts, 2008). The conservation of the enigmatic northern hopping-mouse (Notomys aquilo) has been impeded by poor understanding of the species’ ecology; an issue compounded by the lack of appropriate survey methods. Dusky hopping-mouse Notomys fuscus. THE ELUSIVE NORTHERN hopping mouse (Notomys aquilo), a tiny native species on the brink of extinction, has been captured on video for the first time.Found only around Groote Eylandt, a large island 50km off the coast of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, this tiny animal, with a body length of just 10cm, is near impossible to find, making conservation difficult. Spicers Gap Road used to carry supplies to and from the Darling Downs, is the best remaining example of sophisticated 19th century engineering in Queensland. I love creating new things & helping your ideas come to life. Queensland Government home; For Queenslanders; Environment, land and water; Plants and animals; Species information; Species profile—Notomys fuscus (dusky hopping-mouse) Just 10 centimetres tall, it spends nearly a week digging a five-metre-deep burrow with secret exits. The dusky hopping-mouse digs a burrow on the flat top of a dune with a single tunnel about 10 cm in diameter, more than a meter below the surface and up to 5 m long. It is known from a single skull found at Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia. A hopping mouse is any of about ten different Australian native mice in the genus Notomys. iii Abstract Effective monitoring is a critical component of wildlife management. The fawn hopping mouse (Notomys cervinus) is a rodent native to the central Australian desert. Burrowing behaviour of the northern hopping-mouse (Notomys aquilo): field observations Rebecca L. Diete A E, Paul D. Meek B C, Christopher R. Dickman D and Luke K.-P. Leung A + Author Affiliations - Author Affiliations.