Elected representatives in government are in charge of the policy and funding that can make or break saving threatened species. Their decisions and actions matter.
Dawson has or used to have 26 threatened animals within its boundaries. One of them is me, the Water Mouse.
We took care to attach appropriate images that are as close to representative of each species as our resources and the availability of images allowed. However, we could not ensure perfect accuracy in every case. Some images show species that share the same genus but not at the species or subspecies level.
Water Mouse
Xeromys myoides
Status: Vulnerable
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) lists threatened species under six categories:
Extinct, Extinct in the wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, Conservation dependent. Read more about these categories
Xeromys myoides is found across 26 electorates.
The water mouse is a small rodent with short, dense silky fur that is dark slate-grey above and pure white below.¹
Explore more about this species on the Atlas of Living Australia
Habitat loss, fragmentation and degradation
Invasive species and diseases
Explore more about the threats facing species on our Resources page.
- Aristida granitica (Aristida granitica)
- Hairy-joint Grass (Arthraxon hispidus)
- Miniature Moss-orchid (Bulbophyllum globuliforme)
- Ooline (Cadellia pentastylis)
- Bluegrass (Dichanthium setosum)
- Mt Stuart Ironbark (Eucalyptus paedoglauca)
- Black Ironbox (Eucalyptus raveretiana)
- a herb (Euphorbia obliqua)
- Holly-leaved Graptophyllum (Graptophyllum ilicifolium)
- Medicosma obovata (Medicosma obovata)
- Ant Plant (Myrmecodia beccarii)
- Neisosperma kilneri (Neisosperma kilneri)
- Omphalea celata (Omphalea celata)
- Ozothamnus eriocephalus (Ozothamnus eriocephalus)
- Quassia (Samadera bidwillii)
- Granite Nightshade (Solanum graniticum)
You are in federal electorate Dawson.