A new population of the critically endangered central rock-rat (Zyzomys pedunculatus) discovered in the Northern Territory
Peter J. McDonald A D , Richie Brittingham B , Catherine Nano A and Rachel Paltridge C
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A Flora and Fauna Division, Department of Land Resource Management, PO Box 1120, Alice Springs, NT 0871, Australia.
B Central Land Council, PO Box 4002, Alice Springs, NT 0871, Australia.
C Desert Wildlife Services, PO Box 3321, Alice Springs, NT 0871, Australia.
D Corresponding author. Email: peterj.mcdonald@nt.gov.au
Australian Mammalogy 37(1) 97-100 https://doi.org/10.1071/AM14012
Submitted: 13 May 2014 Accepted: 18 September 2014 Published: 8 December 2014
Abstract
We surveyed for the critically endangered central rock-rat (Zyzomys pedunculatus) near Mt Edward, 70 km west of the nearest known extant population in the Northern Territory. We successfully recorded the species in rugged mountain habitat using baited camera traps and from remains recovered from cat scats collected in the area.
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