Kimberley Rock Rat
Zyzomys woodwardi (Thomas, 1909)
Also calledKimberley-Dickschwanzratte (deu) · Zyzomys de Woodward (fra) · kimberleynrotta (fin) · skałoskakun głazowy (pol) · skálomyš větší (ces) · Крыса Вудварда (rus) · ウッドワードイワバネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8 vol.3 p.373
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Restricted to rocky regions, especially boulders at the base of cliffs; limited in distribution but common at some localities (Watts and Aslin, 1981). Reviewed by Fleming and McKenzie (1995).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
Distribution: Australia; known only from the north Kimberleys of Western Australia (Fleming and McKenzie, 1995: 626). Watts and Aslin (1981: 141) included Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory within the range, but those animals represent Z. maini (Kitchener, 1989).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
materials_examined
Type Locality: Australia, Western Australia, E Kimberly, Parry Creek, 5 miles (8 km) west of Trig Station HJ 9, 100 ft (30.5 m); Mahoney and Richardson (1988: 191) provided coordinates and other information.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
discussion
COMMENTS: Restricted to rocky regions, especially boulders at the base of cliffs; limited in distribution but common at some localities (Watts and Aslin, 1981).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2439327.