Archer's narrow-footed pouch mouse
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Archer's narrow-footed pouch mouse ( Sminthopsis archeri ), also known as the chestnut-brown narrow-foot pouch mouse because of the chestnut-colored back fur , is a species of marsupial mammals belonging to the genus of narrow-footed pouch mice . The species was first described in 1986.
features
The males of Archer's narrow-footed pouch mouse have a head-torso length of 9.8 to 10.7 cm and a 9.2 to 10.5 cm long tail. Females remain slightly smaller with head-to-trunk lengths of 8.3 to 8.5 cm and tail lengths of 8.2 to 9.7 cm. So far, the weight has only been determined for female animals. It is between 12 and 16 g. The pouch mice have a brownish fur, distinct black circles around the eyes, a conspicuously pointed snout and a relatively thin tail.
Habitat and way of life
This pouch mouse lives in the southern flatlands of the Western Province of Papua New Guinea and on the Cape York Peninsula in the north of the Australian state of Queensland . Their habitat are savannahs in New Guinea and forests in Australia. Most of the habitat of the species in New Guinea is only slightly above sea level, in Australia it ranges from sea level up to bauxite - laterite - plateaus with altitudes of about 1000 meters. The Australian forests are formed by Corymbia nesophila and Erythrophleum chlorostachys as growing tree species and Acacia rothii , Grevillea parallela , Planchonia careya and Parinari nonda in the shrub layer.
Little is known about the way of life of this species. The mating season is in the dry season between July and October. It is likely to feed on insects and other small animals.
Danger
Little is known about the degree of risk. The IUCN lists this species under “too little data available” ( data deficient ).
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 335 and 336.
- ↑ Sminthopsis archeri in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2007. Posted by: Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group, 1996. Retrieved on July 15 of 2008.