Brush-tail striped pouch

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Brush-tail striped pouch
Systematics
Subclass : Marsupials (Marsupialia)
Superordinate : Australidelphia
Order : Diprotodontia
Family : Glide pouches (Petauridae)
Genre : Striped bagler ( Dactylopsila )
Type : Brush-tail striped pouch
Scientific name
Dactylopsila megalura
Rothschild & Dollmann , 1932
The range of the brush-tailed striped pouch in western New Guinea

The brush- tailed striped bucket ( Dactylopsila megalura ) is a species of glide bucket (Petauridae) found in the Maoke Mountains in western New Guinea .

features

The brush tail striped bagler reaches a head body length of 20 to 24 cm, has a 28 to 29 cm long tail. Its weight is unknown. Females are likely to be slightly smaller than males. The fur is whitish to light gray. Three dark brown to black stripes run down the back. The brush-tailed striped bagler differs from all other striped pouches by its long, bushy tail.

Habitat and way of life

The brush-tailed striped pouch occurs in primary mountain forests at altitudes of 1000 to 2300 meters. The almost exclusively tree-dwelling (arboreal) species of marsupial feeds, among other things, on larger insect larvae that drill into rotten wood. Details about behavior and reproduction are not known.

Danger

The IUCN classifies the brush-tailed striped bagger as Least Concern . The reason is the relatively large area of ​​distribution, largely untouched by humans.

supporting documents

  1. ↑ 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
  2. ↑ Dactylopsila megalura in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2016. Posted by: Leary, T., Wright, D., Hamilton, S., Singadan, R., Menzies, J., Bonaccorso, F., Helgen, K. , Seri, L., Allison, A., Salas, L. & Dickman, C., 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2018.