Palawan smelly badger
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The Palawan stink badger ( Mydaus marchei ) is a species of canine from the genus of the stink badger . It is endemic to the island of Palawan, which belongs to the Philippines .
features
The Palawan stink badger reaches a head-trunk length of 32 to 46 centimeters and a tail length of 1.5 to 4.5 centimeters. The weight is about 2.5 kilograms. It is thus slightly smaller than the Sunda stink badger ( Mydaus javanensis ) of the Indonesian islands. The hair on the top is black-brown to black with individual light hairs without continuous stripes on the back. The snout is elongated like a trunk and resembles the snout of a pig .
distribution
The range of the Palawan smelly badger is limited to the Philippine archipelago of Palawan and the Calamian Islands . The species has been recorded on the main island of Palawan as well as on Busuanga and Calauit , while it is not found on the smaller, remote islands such as Rasa and Malinau or on Dumaran . The occurrence on the island of Iloc , however, is uncertain.
Systematics
The Palawan stink badger is one of the two species of stink badger ( Mydaus ) within the skunks (Mephitidae). The first scientific description was made by Joseph Huet in 1887. The species was temporarily classified in its own monotypical genus Suillotaxus due to anatomical features .
It is believed that the ancestors of this kind of on Borneo living population of Sunda Stinkdachses separated by the rising sea level before about 165,000 years ago, fossils are not detected.
Hazard and protection
The Palawan stink badger is classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) as not endangered (least concern). This is mainly justified with the large assumed population , the insensitivity to habitat changes and human settlement as well as the occurrence in several protected areas.
supporting documents
- ↑ a b c d Yeen Ten Hwang, Serge Larivière: Mydaus marchei . In: Mammalian Species . tape 757 , 2004, pp. 1–3 ( full text (PDF; 720 kB)).
- ↑ a b c d e Mydaus marchei in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012.2. Posted by: B. Tabaranza, L. Ruedas, P. Widmann, J. Esselstyn, 2008. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ^ Hans Kruuk: Notes on status and foraging of the Pantot or Palawan stink-badger, Mydaus marchei. Small Carnivore Conservation Newsletter and Journal of the IUCN / SSC Muslelid, Viverrid and Procyonid Specialist Group 22, 2000: pp. 11-12. ( Full text ( Memento of the original from March 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note .; PDF; 488 kB)
- Jump up ↑ JW Dragoo: Sunda Stink Badger Mydaus javanensis. In: Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier (eds.): Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 1: Carnivores. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona 2009; P. 555. ISBN 978-84-96553-49-1 .
literature
- Yeen Ten Hwang, Serge Larivière: Mydaus marchei . In: Mammalian Species . tape 757 , 2004, pp. 1–3 ( full text (PDF; 720 kB)).
- JW Dragoo: Sunda Stink Badger Mydaus javanensis. In: Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier (eds.): Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 1: Carnivores. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona 2009; P. 555. ISBN 978-84-96553-49-1 .
Web links
- Mydaus marchei inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012.2. Posted by: B. Tabaranza, L. Ruedas, P. Widmann, J. Esselstyn, 2008. Retrieved December 14, 2012.