Habitat use and body form of the long-tailed mouse (Pseudomys higginsi)

Abstract

The Tasmanian long-tailed mouse (Pseudomys higginsi) is more readily trapped in upland habitats (alpine and montane forest habitats) than in lowland forests in southern Tasmania. Morphometric examination of the relationship between hind-foot length and head-body length, and tail length and head-body length, in eight species of Pseudomys reveals that P. higginsi has both a relatively longer hind foot and tail than other species in the genus, but the significance of this is unclear.