TABLE A1.
The total number of individual rodents captured (including albinos and non‐albinos), as identified by our contemporary ecologist and naturalist survey.
| Genus | Species | Number of individuals | Ecologist/Naturalist | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conilurus |
Brush‐tailed rabbit rat (Conilurus penicillatus) |
95 | Ian Radford | |
| Hydromys |
Rakali (Hydromys chrysogaster) |
1 | Ian Radford | |
| Leggadina |
Lakeland Downs mouse (Leggadina lakedownensis) |
71 |
Ian Radford, Sarah Legge |
(Legge et al., 2019) |
| Mesembriomys |
Black‐footed tree‐rat (Mesembriomys gouldii) |
1 | Ian Radford | |
|
Golden‐backed tree‐rat (Mesembriomys macrurus) |
102 | Ian Radford | ||
| Mus |
House mouse (Mus musculus)** |
~9230 |
Billie Lazenby, Chris Dickman, Greg Hollis, Ian Radford, John Wight, Michael Driessen, Phoebe Burns, Susie Hale, Vivianna Miritis |
(Lazenby et al., 2018) |
| Notomys |
Mitchell's hopping mouse (Notomys mitchellii) |
~ 125 |
Andrew Cockburn, Nick Clemann, Tim Doherty |
(Cockburn, 1981) |
|
Spinifex hopping mouse (Notomys alexis) |
~ 6000 | Chris Dickman | ||
| Pseudomys |
Ash‐gray mouse (Pseudomys albocinereus) |
109 | Chris Dickman | |
|
Central pebble‐mound Pseudomys (Pseudomys johnsoni) |
12 | Ian Radford | ||
|
Delicate mouse (Pseodomys delicatulus) |
397 |
Ian Radford, Sarah Legge |
(Legge et al., 2019) | |
|
Desert mouse (Pseudomys desertor) |
1331 |
Chris Dickman, Ian Radford |
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|
Heath mouse (Pseudomys shortridgei) |
2346 |
Andrew Cockburn, Angela Sanders, John Wight, Julian Di Stefano, Phoebe Burns, Susie Hale |
(Cockburn et al., 1981; di Stefano et al., 2011) | |
|
New Holland mouse (Pseudomys novaehollandiae) |
779 |
Billie Lazenby, Greg Hollis, Michael Driessen, Phoebe Burns |
(Lazenby et al., 2018) | |
|
Sandy inland mouse (Pseudomys hermannsburgensis) |
~ 8121 |
Chris Dickman, Tim Doherty |
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|
Silky Mouse (Pseudomys apodemoides) |
~1248 |
Andrew Cockburn, Nick Clemann |
(Cockburn, 1981; di Stefano et al., 2011) | |
|
Smoky mouse (Pseudomys fumeus) |
399 |
Phoebe Burns |
(Ford et al., 2003) | |
|
Western chestnut mouse (Pseodomys nanus) |
1045 |
Ian Radford, Sarah Legge |
(Legge et al., 2019) | |
|
Western mouse (Pseudomys occidentalis) |
137 | Angela Sanders | ||
| Rattus |
**Black rat (Rattus rattus) |
171 |
John Wight, Phoebe Burns, Susie Hale |
|
|
Bush rat (Rattus fuscipes) |
~12,201 |
Angela Sanders, Barbara Wilson, Chris Dickman, Darcy Watchorn, David Lindenmayer, Chis MacGregor, Michael Loughnan, Phoebe Burns, Rosie Hohnen, Vivianna Miritis |
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|
Cape York rat (Rattus leucopus) |
296 | Luke Leung | (Leung, 1999b) | |
|
Dusky rat (Rattus colletti) |
1372 | Thomas Madsen | (Madsen & Shine, 1999; Madsen, Ujvari, Shine, Buttemer, & Olsson, 2006; Madsen, Ujvari, Shine, & Olsson, 2006; Ujvari et al., 2016) | |
|
Long‐haired rat (Rattus villosissimus) |
3207 |
Chris Dickman, Keith Bellchambers (AWC) |
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|
Pale field rat (Rattus tunneyi) |
1573 |
Ian Radford, Sarah Legge |
(Legge et al., 2019) | |
|
Swamp rat (Rattus lutreolus) |
635 |
Billie Lazenby, Michael Driessen, John Wight, Phoebe Burns, Susie Hale |
(Lazenby et al., 2018) | |
| Zyzomys |
Common rock rat (Zyzomys argurus) |
1181 |
Ian Radford, Sarah Legge |
(Legge et al., 2019) |
|
Kimberley rock rat (Zyzomys woodwardi) |
386 | Ian Radford | ||
| Melomys |
Cape York melomys (Melomys capensis) |
343 | Luke Leung | (Leung, 1999a) |
|
Grassland melomys (Melomys burtoni) |
206 | Ian Radford |
Note: The non‐native species are denoted by two asterisks. References are provided where applicable.