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Smoky Mouse
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IUCN VU · Vulnerable

Smoky Mouse

Pseudomys fumeus

The smoky mouse, fausse souris fuligineuse, raton bastardo fumoso, or Koonoom (Pseudomys fumeus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae native to southeastern Australia. It was first described in 1934 and its species name is Latin "smoky". As its name suggests, it is a grey-furred mouse, darker grey above and paler smoky grey below. Mice from the Grampians are larger and a darker more slate-grey above. It has a black eye-ring and dark grey...

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