Ribbon roller
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Ribbon roller ( Hemigalus derbyanus ) |
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The ribbon roller ( Hemigalus derbyanus ) is a species of predator from the family of the crawling cats (Viverridae).
description
Ribbon rollers are slender, elongated animals with a strikingly long snout. Their fur is yellow-brown in color, on the upper part of the back they have several crescent-shaped dark bands. The face and neck also have thin black stripes. The bushy tail is also colored black except for the base. These animals reach a head body length of 41 to 62 centimeters, a tail length of 25 to 38 centimeters and a weight of 1.75 to 3 kilograms.
distribution and habitat
Ribbon rollers live in Southeast Asia , their area of distribution encompasses southern Myanmar , the Malay Peninsula , Sumatra including the offshore Mentawai Islands and Borneo . Their habitat are predominantly tropical rainforests .
Way of life
These animals are nocturnal and live mainly on the ground, although they can climb well. Both holes in the ground and tree hollows serve as sleeping places. They are loners and mainly look for food on the ground.
The diet of the ribbon roller consists primarily of invertebrates, including insects , worms and crabs . Vertebrates, and possibly fruits, make up a small part of their diet.
Very little is known about reproduction. The usually one or two young animals eat solid food for the first time after 70 days.
threat
Roller belts are endangered Red List species the IUCN as " Near Threatened (NT) ", d. H. potentially endangered, classified. The destruction of their habitats, including through conversion to plantations on Malaysia, Borneo and Thailand, has led to an estimated decline in the population of over 30 percent over the past three generations.
literature
- Ronald M. Nowak: Walker's Mammals of the World . Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore 1999, ISBN 0-8018-5789-9 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hemigalus derbyanus in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2019. Posted by: Hon, J., Azlan, MJ & Duckworth, JW, 2008. Accessed July 18 of 2019.
