Yellow-footed pouch mouse
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The yellow-footed bag mouse , also yellow-footed broad- foot bag mouse ( Antechinus flavipes ) is the most widespread representative of the Australian genus Antechinus . It was described as Phascogale flavipes by George Robert Waterhouse in 1838 .
Appearance
The yellow-footed pouch-mouse stands out with its coloring - the head is gray; The sides, rump, abdomen, and legs are warm, orange-brown in color; the eyes are surrounded by a white ring and the tip of the tail is black - different from the other broad-footed pouch mice and is one of the most strikingly colored small marsupials . With a head-torso length of 90 to 160 millimeters and a tail length of 65 to 140 millimeters, this species can weigh 20 to 75 grams.
distribution
It is the yellow-footed pouch mouse and the most widespread broad-footed pouch mouse. It inhabits areas on the Australian mainland from northeast Queensland to southwest Western Australia . There are three known subspecies : A. f. rubeculus is found in Queensland from Mount Spec National Park to Cooktown . A. f. flavipes , the most common subspecies, occurs from Eungella in Queensland through New South Wales and Victoria to the Mount Lofty Ranges in South Australia . The third subspecies, A. f. leucogaster , inhabits the southwest of Western Australia.
Habitat
Various habitats are colonized by this species. It can be found in tropical rainforests as well as in wetlands and dry open landscapes. There the yellow-footed pouch mouse moves rapidly on the ground, also running upside down along the underside of old trunks.
food
Yellow-footed pouch mice mainly eat insects , but the spectrum of food ranges from flowers and nectar to young birds or even house mice . The latter are literally eaten up and turned inside out, the remains are often left lying open.
Reproduction
This species also has the special reproduction of broad-footed pouch mice , in which all males die a short time after mating. In yellow-footed pouch mice, copulation can last up to 12 hours, with the male holding the female with one bite and with the front paws. After 1 month, 12 young animals are born, which are suckled in the belly fold for another 5 weeks. After this time they are placed in a nest by the mother animals and cared for up to an age of 3 months. The young yellow-footed bag mice continue to live together in this nest until they show territorial behavior in the following spring and establish their own territories.
literature
- van Dyck, SM in: Strahan, R. 1991 The complete book of Australian mammals ISBN 0-207-14454-0 (page 38)
Web links
- Antechinus flavipes inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted by: Menkhorst, P., Friend, T., Burnett, S. & McKenzie, N., 2008. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
Individual evidence
- ↑ NMNH - Mammal species of the world ( Memento of the original from February 23, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
