The diet of the New Holland Mouse (Pseudomys novaehollandiae) and the House Mouse (Mus musculus} in a Victorian coastal heathland.

Abstract

Diet of Pseudomys novaehollandiae and Mus musculus was studied at Reeves Beach, Victoria. The species showed dietary separation, P. novaehollandiae was granivorous, and M. musculus took a variety of foodstuffs, with insects as a staple. Mus may be excluded from the granivorous niche when Pseudomys is present, and is unlikely to influence the distribution of members of that genus in mesic environments.