| Plains Rat | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Subfamily: | Murinae |
| Genus: | Pseudomys |
| Species: | P. australis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudomys australis Gray, 1832 |
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The Plains Rat, or Plains Mouse, or Eastern Mouse, or Palyoora (Pseudomys australis), is a threatened rodent species native to Australia.
Plains rats can be kept in captivity in New South Wales by purchasing a license from the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service.