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Why we need a better appreciation of our native rodents

Australia’s native rats and mice are as worthy of love and attention as the continent’s better-known marsupials.

These arid-zone mammals are tougher than they look, surviving in some of Australia’s harshest conditions.

The New Holland mouse hasn’t been seen in the Otway ranges, its native habitat, since 2003 and scientists are now worried for their future.

Researchers once worried the native smoky mouse was at threat of local extinction, but the population of these tiny troopers persists.

The elusive northern hopping mouse is on the brink of extinction but a new camera trap has captured video of the species for the first time.

While the feral cats are away, the dusky hopping mice can come out to play – thanks to the help of dingoes