Pantepui slim-pouch rat
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The Pantepui slim-pouch rat ( Marmosops pakaraimae ) is a species of marsupial that occurs in northeastern South America in the Tepui region of eastern Venezuela and western Guyana .
description
The animals reach a head trunk length of about 10.4 to 11.6 cm, have a 15.1 to 16.9 cm long tail and reach a weight of 25 to 33 g. The color of the fur on the back and the head is dark brown, with the sides being a little lighter. The hair on the back is 8 to 9 mm long. There are dark circles around the eyes. The ventral side from the chin to the genitals is whitish. The transition from the brownish sides of the body to the white peritoneum is abrupt. The tops of the feet are white. The tail, which is about 150% of the length of the head body, is dark on the upper side and light on the underside. Like the females of other slim-pouch rats, the females of the pantepui slim-pouch rat probably do not have a pouch. The number of teats is unknown.
Habitat and way of life
The Pantepui slim-pouch rat occurs at altitudes of 800 to 1500 meters in moist, evergreen, submontane forests with rocky, densely covered with foliage soils. The forests are relatively open and have strong vegetation with lianas, epiphytes, ferns, orchids and mosses. Almost nothing is known about their further way of life, diet and reproduction. It lives both on the ground and in bushes up to heights of two meters above the ground.
status
Since the Pantepui slim-pouch rat only has a small distribution area of 16,630 km², it is considered endangered.
literature
- Voss, RS, BK Lim, JF Díaz-Nieto, and SA Jansa. (2013): A new species of Marmosops (Marsupialia: Didelphidae) from the Pakaraima Highlands of Guyana, with remarks on the origin of the endemic Pantepui mammal fauna. American Museum Novitates 3778: 1-27. doi: 10.1206 / 3778.2
supporting documents
- ^ A b Juan F. Díaz-Nieto, Robert S. Voss: A Revision of the Didelphid Marsupial Genus Marmosops, Part 1. Species of the Subgenus Sciophanes. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History Number 402: 1-70. 2016, doi: 10.1206 / 0003-0090-402.1.1 . Pages 21–25.
- ↑ a b c Diego Astúa: Family Didelphidae (Opossums). 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 181-182.
- ↑ Marmosops pakaraimae in the Red List of Threatened Species of IUCN 2016 Posted by: Martin, GM, 2016. Retrieved on January 22 of 2019.