The Vertebrate Fauna of Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve: Final
The Vertebrate Fauna of Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve: Final
The Vertebrate Fauna of Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve: Final
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HASTINGS RIVER MOUSE PSEUDOMYS ORALIS<br />
EPBC Act: Endangered TSC Act: Endangered Priority in Area: Nil as presumed locally<br />
extinct<br />
Hastings River mouse. Photo © P.<br />
Thomas/OEH<br />
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Occurrence in the Survey Area<br />
Locally extinct. At JKCR, the Hastings River mouse is only<br />
known from skeletal remains found at the sooty owl roost<br />
site in Nettle Cave (Morris et al. 1997). Remains were<br />
found in the surface layers and it is presumed that the<br />
Hastings River mouse has been lost from JKCR since<br />
European settlement. <strong>The</strong> loss <strong>of</strong> the Hastings River mouse<br />
from JKCR is in line with its disappearance from the<br />
majority <strong>of</strong> its former range.<br />
Regional <strong>Conservation</strong> Significance<br />
<strong>The</strong> Hastings River mouse is extinct within the region. It is<br />
now found in a restricted, patchy distribution north from the<br />
Hunter Valley to south-east QLD. It formerly occurred much<br />
more widely. It is found in surface deposits from a sooty owl<br />
roost cave in Gippsland, from where it is also considered to have become extinct since European<br />
settlement (Bilney et al. 2010). As the Hastings River mouse is extinct in JKCR and the region, this<br />
reserve does not contribute to the conservation <strong>of</strong> the species<br />
Threats in the Survey Area<br />
Formerly - predation by feral cats and foxes, inappropriate fire regimes, clearing, competition with<br />
introduced herbivores.<br />
Management Considerations<br />
No management required.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Vertebrate</strong> <strong>Fauna</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Jenolan</strong> <strong>Karst</strong> <strong>Conservation</strong> <strong>Reserve</strong>