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title: "Skakuszka australijska"
description: "Notomys alexis — Ssaki. The spinifex hopping mouse (Notomys alexis), also known as the tarkawara or tarrkawarra, occurs throughout the central and western Australian arid zones, occupying both spinifex-covered sand flats and stabilised sand dunes, and loamy mulga and melaleuca flats."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/spinifex-hopping-mouse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Skakuszka australijska

> Notomys alexis — Ssaki. The spinifex hopping mouse (Notomys alexis), also known as the tarkawara or tarrkawarra, occurs throughout the central and western Australian arid zones, occupying both spinifex-covered sand flats and stabilised sand dunes, and loamy mulga and melaleuca flats.

- Scientific name: *Notomys alexis*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `desert` (Pustynia)
- iNaturalist observations: 147
- Wikidata: [Q1060476](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1060476)
- iNaturalist taxon: [45116](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/45116)

## Names

- en: Spinifex Hopping Mouse
- de: Australische Hüpfmaus
- nl: Australische springmuis
- pl: Skakuszka australijska

## Countries with the most observations

AU (86)

## Summary

The spinifex hopping mouse (Notomys alexis), also known as the tarkawara or tarrkawarra, occurs throughout the central and western Australian arid zones, occupying both spinifex-covered sand flats and stabilised sand dunes, and loamy mulga and melaleuca flats.
The population fluctuates greatly: in normal years it is sparsely distributed and probably confined to sandy country; after rain the population explodes and spreads to other types of habitat for a time.
They are mostly seen at night, bounding across open ground on their large hind feet, with tails extended and the body almost horizontal.
As semi-fossorial, burrowing…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinifex_hopping_mouse

## Photo

![Skakuszka australijska](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/spinifex-hopping-mouse/medium.jpg)

Photo: Joshua S. Martin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/143032179

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/spinifex-hopping-mouse?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).