Bishop's slim-pouch rat
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Bishop's slender- pouch rat ( Marmosops bishopi ) is a species of marsupial that occurs in western Brazil ( Mato Grosso and Rondônia ) in eastern Peru and in northern and eastern Bolivia.
description
The animals reach a head trunk length of 7.9 to 11.1 cm, have a 11.6 to 15 cm long tail and reach a weight of 11 to 33 g. The color of the species is variable and the fur on the back can be red-brown or dark gray-brown or light gray-brown. The sides of the body are always lighter than the back, the head is the same color as the back. The region between the eyes and the snout are lighter. There are noticeable dark circles around the eyes, a central dark line on the muzzle is missing and the cheeks are whitish. The belly is whitish. The tail, the length of which is about 135% of the length of the head, is usually dark on the top and light on the underside, but in some specimens it is monochrome. The tops of the feet are white. Females have no pouch and a total of nine teats, four on each side and one in the middle. The karyotype consists of a chromosome set of 2n = 14 chromosomes (FN = 24).
Habitat and way of life
Bishop's slim-bag rat lives in lowland rainforests, in lowland dry forests , in gallery forests , in terra firme forests and in cloud forests . Almost nothing is known about their way of life, diet and reproduction. The animals live on the ground as well as climbing in the undergrowth up to heights of two meters. Young animals were caught at the end of the rainy season in May and June.
status
Since Bishop's slim-pouch rat has a large distribution area, is relatively common and occurs in several protected areas in Peru and Bolivia, it is considered safe.
supporting documents
- ↑ a b c d Diego Astúa: Family Didelphidae (Opossums). 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 . Page 181.
- ↑ Juan F. Díaz-Nieto, Robert S. Voss: A Revision of the Didelphid Marsupial Genus Marmosops, Part 1. Species of the Subgenus Sciophanes. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History Number 402: 1-70. 2016, doi: 10.1206 / 0003-0090-402.1.1 . Pages 43–49.
- ↑ Marmosops bishopi in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2016 Posted by: Tarifa, T., 2016. Retrieved on January 21 of 2019.