Small nocturnal rodent, shelters in grass nest in burrow mostly in moist grassland or tropical savannah.
Omnivorous eating seeds, green plant stems and arthropods. Breeds after rain.
Litter size 3 or 4.
A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia, Peter Menhorst & Frank Knight
The individual in the photo was caught by a homestead cat in the Bogie River area.
Classifications:
Mammal
Family:
Rats & Mice (Muridae)
Information sources:
Photo taken at Mt Pleasant Station by Garlone Moulin
