Cockatoo narrow-footed pouch mouse
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The cockatoo-narrow-foot pouch mouse ( Sminthopsis bindi ) is a species of marsupial from the genus of narrow-foot pouch mice . The species was not described until 1994. It occurs in the Top End in the Northern Territory of Australia in and around the Kakadu National Park . It prefers rocky, hilly woodland as a habitat.
features
The males of the cockatoo-narrow-footed pouch-mouse reach a head-trunk-length of 5.8 to 8.4 cm, have a 6.2 to 10.5 cm long tail and reach a weight of 12 to 20 g. Females stay slightly smaller with head-to-trunk lengths of 5.2 to 8 cm, a tail length of 6.1 to 9.7 cm and a weight of 12 to 16 g. The pouch mice have a gray fur, distinct black circles around the eyes and a relatively thin tail. The belly and feet are whitish.
Habitat and way of life
Cockatoo-narrow-footed pouch-mice live in eucalyptus forests and on stony hills from sea level to heights of a few hundred meters. Little is known about their way of life. The food is likely to consist of insects, the mating fall during the dry season.
Danger
Sminthopsis bindi is listed as harmless (least concern) by the IUCN .
literature
- Groves, Colin (November 16, 2005). in Wilson, DE, and Reeder, DM (eds): Mammal Species of the World . 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 33, ISBN 0-801-88221-4 .
- Menkhorst, Peter W. (1995). Mammals of Victoria . Oxford Press, pg 70, ISBN 0-19-553733-5 .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Andrew Baker: Family Dasyuridae (Carnivorous Marsupials). 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 336.
- ↑ Sminthopsis bindi in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2007. Posted by: Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group, 1996. Retrieved on July 15 of 2008.