Pseudomys fumeus Brazenor 1934

Pseudomys fumeus Brazenor 1934, Mem. Nat. Mus . Melb., 8: 158.

Type Locality: Australia, Victoria, Turton's Pass, Otway Forest.

Vernacular Names: Smoky Pseudomys.

Distribution: Australia, Victoria (Cockburn, 1995 b:599; Menkhorst, 1995 d:219; Watts and Aslin, 1981:202). Range during late Pleistocene extended into E New South Wales (Wakefield, 1972 a).

Conservation: U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Electrophoretic data separated P. fumeus from other species of Pseudomys (Baverstock et al., 1981); phallic morphology suggested a close tie between P. fumeus, P. albocinereus, and P. shortridgei, a group for which the generic name Gyomys is available (Lidicker and Brylski, 1987:635); but spermatozoal structure tied P. fumeus with most other species of Pseudomys (Breed, 1983) . Reviewed by Watts and Aslin (1981) and Cockburn (1995 b).