[4] Other distinguishing features include the absence of notched upper incisors which are characteristic of the house mouse.

[2] It was reclassified as a separate species by Kitchener et al. in 1984 based on nucleic acid electrophoretic and morphometric characters.

[4] Bolam's mouse is an omnivorous rodent that feeds on a mixture of seed, plant material, invertebrates and fungus.

[4] It has also been observed to have an opportunistic breeding pattern that peaks with an elevenfold increase in numbers 12 months after a significant rainfall event to exploit additional food resources.

[5] They are found to inhabit areas that have loamy, clay, gravelly, sandy or calcareous soils where they are able to burrow.

[4] The clearing of vegetation particularly that of Maireana species removes not only a valuable food source but also microhabitats and cover from predators.

[4] Nationally, the conservation status of the species is listed as least concerned by the IUCN "in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, occurrence in a number of protected areas, lack of major threats, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category".