Forrest's mouse

Forrest's mouse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Leggadina
Species:
L. forresti
Binomial name
Leggadina forresti
(Thomas, 1906)

The Forrest's mouse (Leggadina forresti), or desert short-tailed mouse, is a small species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is a widespread but sparsely distributed species found across arid and semi-arid inland Australia, commonly found in tussock grassland, chenopod shrubland, and mulga or savannah woodlands.

  1. ^ Robinson, T. & Read, J. (2014). "Leggadina forresti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.