Fuchsia dwarf pouch rat

Fuchsia dwarf pouch rat
	above, a fox-red dwarf sac- rat, below, a red-headed shrew- sac rat ( Monodelphis scalops )
Systematics
Class :	Mammals (mammalia)
Subclass :	Marsupials (Marsupialia)
Order :	Opossum-like (Didelphimorphia)
Family :	Opossum rats (Didelphidae)
Genre :	Dwarf pouch rats ( Marmosa )
Type :	Fuchsia dwarf pouch rat
Scientific name
	Marmosa lepida
	( Thomas , 1888)

Distribution area according to IUCN.

The fox-red dwarf rat ( Marmosa lepida ) is a mammal that is found in northern South America.

Only about 20 specimens of this species were known at the beginning of the 21st century. The sites are, however, in a wide area in the Amazon basin and in the adjacent lowlands east of the Andes in Suriname , Brazil , Colombia , Ecuador , Peru and Bolivia . Specimens could be registered between 100 and 1000 meters above sea level. Tropical rainforests serve as habitat .

features

The fox-red dwarf rat has a head-trunk length of 88 to 120 mm, a tail length of 140 to 150 mm, a rear foot length of 16 to 19 mm and a weight of 18 to 42 g. This makes the species one of the smallest dwarf bag rats. Like its close relatives, it has large eyes, large thin ears and a prehensile tail . Dark circles around the eyes are reminiscent of a face mask. As with the other representatives of the genus, females lack a marsupium , there are 7 teats . The species differs from the other dwarf bag rats by its small size and by different details in the skull structure. Young animals can easily be confused with offspring of Gracilinanus emiliae .

Way of life

Almost nothing is known about the way of life. It is believed that the species behaves like the other dwarf bag rats. So insects and fruits are accepted as food.

Danger

The IUCN lists the fox-red dwarf rat as not endangered due to its large distribution area ( Least Concern ).

Individual evidence

^ Wilson & Reeder (eds.): Mammal Species of the World . 3. Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 (English, Marmosa lepida ).
↑ ^a ^b ^c Marmosa lepida in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015.3. Posted by: Weksler, M. & Bonvicino, C., 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
↑ ^a ^b ^c Alfred L. Gardner (Ed.). " Marmosa lepida ". Mammals of South America, Volume 1 . University of Chicago Press, 2008, p. 54. ISBN 0-226-28240-6
↑ ^a ^b ^c R. Voss: Little rufous mouse opossum in the Animal Diversity Web of the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. Retrieved January 14, 2016.

[Wilson-1] Wilson & Reeder (eds.): Mammal Species of the World . 3. Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 (English, Marmosa lepida ).

[iucn-2] Marmosa lepida in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015.3. Posted by: Weksler, M. & Bonvicino, C., 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2016.

[Gardner-3] Alfred L. Gardner (Ed.). " Marmosa lepida ". Mammals of South America, Volume 1 . University of Chicago Press, 2008, p. 54. ISBN 0-226-28240-6

[Voss-4] R. Voss: Little rufous mouse opossum in the Animal Diversity Web of the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. Retrieved January 14, 2016.