Dasycercus
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Brush-tail pouch mouse ( Dasycercus blythi ) |
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| Peters , 1875 |
Dasycercus is a genus of the family of dasyuridae with two types, the inside of Western Australia occurring brush tail bag mouse ( Dasycercus blythi ) and the crest-tailed mulgara ( Dasycercus cristicauda ), which today only in a small area on the triangle of Queensland , South Australia and Northern Territory occurs .
description
Dasycercus species reach head body lengths of 12 to 23 cm, have a 6 to 12.5 cm long tail and weigh between 60 and 185 g. Males in both species are larger and heavier than the females. The ears are short and round. The animals are sand-colored or light brownish on the back and whitish on the belly. The tip of the tail is black and has a comb of black hair on the top of the comb-tailed pouch mouse.
Way of life
Dasycercus species live in arid areas, are predominantly nocturnal and feed on small animals. The females give birth to one to eight young animals in spring or summer.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Andrew Baker: Family Dasyuridae (Carnivorous Marsupials). Page 289 a. 290 in Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier : Handbook of the Mammals of the World: Monotremes and Marsupials: Volume 5. ISBN 978-84-96553-99-6