Hundsringbeutler

Hundsringbeutler
	Hundsringbeutler, brown morph
Systematics
Subclass :	Marsupials (Marsupialia)
Superordinate :	Australidelphia
Order :	Diprotodontia
Family :	Ringbeutler (Pseudocheiridae)
Genre :	New Guinea and Queensland Ringbuttler ( Pseudochirulus )
Type :	Hundsringbeutler
Scientific name
	Pseudochirulus canescens
	( Waterhouse , 1846)

The dog pseudocheiridae ( Pseudochirulus canescens ) is a marsupial from the family of pseudocheiridae that the New Guinea lowland of the Vogelkop -Halbinsel in the west to Milne Bay Province in the east, as well as on the islands Japen and Salawati occurs.

features

Hundsringbeutler have a head-trunk length of 20 to 23 cm, a tail length of 17 to 20 cm and a weight of 235 to 380 g. Together with the dwarf ring-bagger ( Pseudochirulus mayeri ), they are the smallest ring-bagger species. The species is polymorphic and five subspecies have been described, but they are not recognized in the marsupial volume of the Handbook of the Mammals of the World , a standard work on mammal studies . Instead, two morphs are mentioned, one with a gray coat and one with a brown coat. In both morphs, a black stripe runs across the middle of the back and the top of the head. In addition, the ear bases are black.

Occurrence, habitat and way of life

Distribution map of the Hundsringbeutler

The Hundsringbeutler is widespread, but rare in its entire area of distribution. The animals are found mainly in secondary forests in the New Guinea lowlands, in the Gulf Province and in the Western Province but also up to heights of 1,300 meters. Diet has not yet been studied very intensively. Analyzes of stomach contents revealed leaves, mosses, lichens and ferns. Females with pups in their pouches were examined in October, November and February. Usually they only have a single young animal, in rare cases up to three. Except that they are nocturnal and spend the day in tree caves, among other things, nothing else is known about their behavior.

Danger

The IUCN classifies the Hundsringbeutler in the “ Least Concern ” category . The range is large and the animals are also found in some protected areas.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Stephen Jackson: Family Pseudocheiridae (Ring-tailed Possums and Greater Gliders). 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 523.
↑ ^a ^b Pseudochirulus canescens in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species .

[HMW-1] Stephen Jackson: Family Pseudocheiridae (Ring-tailed Possums and Greater Gliders). 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 523.

[IUCN-2] Pseudochirulus canescens in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species .