Pseudomys novaehollandiae Waterhouse 1842

Pseudomys novaehollandiae Waterhouse 1842, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1842: 146.

Type Locality: Australia, New South Wales, upper Hunter River, Yarrundi (as restricted by Thomas’ lectotype designation; see Mahoney and Richardson, 1988:178).

Vernacular Names: New Holland Pseudomys.

Distribution: Australia; Coastal region of E New South Wales, S Victoria, and N Tasmania (Kemper, 1995 b:611; Rounsevell et al., 1991:711; Seebeck and Menkhorst, 1995:222; Watts and Aslin, 1981:193; Wilson, 1994:47, 1996:32).

Conservation: U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Type species of Gyomys . External, cranial, and dental morphology, along with electrophoretic data and spermatozoal anatomy, pointed to a close relationship between P. novaehollandiae and P. pilligaensis (Breed, 1983; Briscoe et al., 1981). Wilson and Roede (1997) described how populations can be sampled using hair sampling tubes. Reviewed by Watts and Aslin (1981) and Kemper (1995 b). Distribution and its correlation with vegetation type in Victoria documented by Lock and Wilson (1999).