Long finger striped bag

Long finger striped bag
Systematics
Subclass :	Marsupials (Marsupialia)
Superordinate :	Australidelphia
Order :	Diprotodontia
Family :	Glide pouches (Petauridae)
Genre :	Striped bagler ( Dactylopsila )
Type :	Long finger striped bag
Scientific name
	Dactylopsila palpator
	Milne-Edwards , 1888

The distribution of the long-fingered striped bagger in the mountains of New Guinea.

The long-finger striped bucket ( Dactylopsila palpator ) is a species of glide bucket (Petauridae) found in the central mountains of New Guinea ( Bismarck Mountains , Maoke Mountains and Owen Stanley Mountains ), in the Arfak Mountains on the Vogelkop peninsula in western New Guinea and on the mountainous Huon Peninsula .

features

The long-finger striped pouch reaches a head body length of 20 to 26 cm, has a 17 to 24 cm long tail and weighs 320 to 550 g. The fur is whitish to light gray. Three dark brown to black stripes run down the back. The long finger striped pouch differs from all other striped pouches in that it has a greatly elongated fourth finger on the forefoot and the head that is enlarged relative to the body. The pouch of the females is divided into two areas by a central fold of skin, each of which has a single teat.

Habitat and way of life

The long-finger striped bagger occurs in primary mountain forests at altitudes of 850 to 3050 meters. Most of the specimens live above 1200 meters. The marsupial species feeds on larger insect larvae, among other things, which are sought in the trees or in the ground. Since the animals sleep both in tree-cave nests and in nests in the ground, they are not considered to be as strictly arboreal as the other striped buccaneers. 4 to 5 animals have already been found together in the nests. Details about behavior and reproduction are not known.

Systematics

The first scientific description of the long-fingered striped pouch was published in 1888 by the French zoologist Henri Milne Edwards . The British zoologist Oldfield Thomas introduced an independent, monotypical genus for the species , Dactylonax , in 1910 . Most authors stick to the assignment to Dactylopsila . The IUCN carries the long-finger striped bag under the generic name Dactylonax .

Danger

The IUCN classifies the long-fingered striped bagger as Least Concern . The reason is the relatively large distribution area and the occurrence in several protected areas.

supporting documents

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Stephen Jackson: Family Petauridae (Striped Possums, Leadbeater's Possum and Lesser Gliders). S. 559 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
↑ ^a ^b Dactylonax palpator in the Red List of Endangered Species of the IUCN 2016. Posted by: Leary, T., Wright, D., Hamilton, S., Singadan, R., Menzies, J., Bonaccorso, F., Helgen, K., Seri, L., Allison, A., Salas, L. & Dickman, C., 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2018.

[HMW-1] Stephen Jackson: Family Petauridae (Striped Possums, Leadbeater's Possum and Lesser Gliders). S. 559 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

[IUCN-2] Dactylonax palpator in the Red List of Endangered Species of the IUCN 2016. Posted by: Leary, T., Wright, D., Hamilton, S., Singadan, R., Menzies, J., Bonaccorso, F., Helgen, K., Seri, L., Allison, A., Salas, L. & Dickman, C., 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2018.