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.
Herbert 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.
- Miniature Moss-orchid (Bulbophyllum globuliforme)
- Bluegrass (Dichanthium setosum)
- Mt Stuart Ironbark (Eucalyptus paedoglauca)
- Marsdenia brevifolia (Marsdenia brevifolia)
- Ant Plant (Myrmecodia beccarii)
- Omphalea celata (Omphalea celata)
- Phaius pictus (Phaius pictus)
- Tephrosia leveillei (Tephrosia leveillei)
You are in federal electorate Herbert.