Arfak striped bag
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The Arfak striped pouch ( Dactylopsila kamburayai ) is a species of glide pouch (Petauridae) that occurs in the Arfak Mountains on the Vogelkop peninsula in western New Guinea .
features
Bones found in a cave were used for the first description of the Arfak striped bag. The holotype is a partially preserved right lower jaw with one incisor and one molar, as well as the roots of three other molars. Other bones examined for the initial description were further mandibular fragments with partially preserved dentition, the distal part of the right humerus and a fragment of the right iliac bone . Therefore, there is no information on body measurements or weight or more precise information on coat color. All striped pouches have a whitish to light gray fur with three dark brown to black stripes on the back. Like the long-finger striped bag , the Arfak striped bag has an elongated fourth finger on the forefoot, but is smaller than this. The Arfak striped pouch differs from all other striped pouches by its smaller molars and short snout.
Habitat and way of life
The Arfak striped bagger occurs in the Arfak Mountains below the habitat of the long-fingered striped bagger and shares its habitat with the large striped bagger ( Dactylopsila trivirgata ). Nothing is known about their behavior and reproduction. The species probably feeds mainly on larger insect larvae that drill into rotten wood.
Danger
The IUCN does not list the Arfak striped bag. So far there have been very few sightings of the species.
supporting documents
- ↑ a b c Stephen Jackson: Family Petauridae (Striped Possums, Leadbeater's Possum and Lesser Gliders). S. 559 in Don E. Wilson , Russell A. Mittermeier : Handbook of the Mammals of the World - Volume 5. Monotremes and Marsupials. Lynx Editions, 2015, ISBN 978-84-96553-99-6
- ↑ Aplin, KP, Pasveer, JM & Boles, WE 1999. Late Quaternary vertebrates from the Bird's Head Peninsula, Irian Jaya, Indonesia, including descriptions of two previously unknown marsupial species . Records of the Western Australian Museum Suppl. 57: 373-379.