Lakeland Downs mouse

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Lakeland Downs mouse
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Leggadina
Species:
L. lakedownensis
Binomial name
Leggadina lakedownensis
Watts, 1976

The Lakeland Downs mouse (Leggadina lakedownensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Australia. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

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References

  1. Aplin, K.; Burbidge, A.A.; Morrison, K.; Woinarski, J. (2016). "Leggadina lakedownensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T11384A22459416. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T11384A22459416.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.