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Mice, rats and rodent-like marsupials

The following species occur in the forests, woodlands, heathlands and grasslands of the Otway Ranges.

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Common name Formal name        
1 Agile Antichinus Antichinus agilus
5 Broad-toothed Rat Mastacomys fuscus
6 Bush Rat Tattus fuscipes
9 Common Dunnart Sminthopsis murina
13 Dusky Antechinus Antichinus swainsonii
30 New Holland Mouse Pseudomys novaehollandiae
35 Smoky Mouse (locally extinct) Pseudomys fumeus
43 Swamp Antechinus Antichinus minimus
44 Swamp Rat Rattus lutreolus
45 Water Rat Hydromes chrysogaster
46 White-footed Rabbit Rat (extinct) Conilurus albides