Butler's narrow-footed pouch mouse
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Butler's narrow-foot pouch mouse ( Sminthopsis butleri ), also known as the Kimberley narrow-foot pouch mouse , is a species of marsupial from the genus of narrow-foot pouch mice .
description
These pouch mice reach a head body length of around 80 millimeters, the tail becomes somewhat longer with around 90 millimeters. Their fur is gray on the upper side, the belly, the feet and the chin are white.
distribution and habitat
So far, only a few specimens of this pouch mouse have been found in northern Australia , in a small area in the Kimberley region and on Bathurst Island and Melville Island . All sites had sandy soils and were not far from the coast. From occurring in the same area rosy-cheeked Schmalfuß bag Mouse ( Sminthopsis virginiae ) Butlers Schmalfuß bag mouse can be distinguished by their reddish cheeks not stain.
Way of life
Little is known about the way of life. Presumably, like other members of its genus, it feeds on insects and small vertebrates. The breeding season is quite likely from August to December. Up to nine young per litter were detected.
Danger
Butler's narrow-footed pouch mouse is very rare, and its range is less than 20,000 km². The IUCN lists the species as endangered ( vulnerable ). Apart from three specimens in 1965/66, no more animals were found in the Kimberley region. An intensive search between 1991 and 2008 only found around 30 specimens on the Tiwi Islands . The IUCN estimated the total population at 2500 adult animals for the year 2008, whereby it assumes that the population will continuously decrease. Threats to the species include habitat loss from human activity and stalking by dogs and feral domestic cats.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Andrew Baker: Family Dasyuridae (Carnivorous Marsupials). Pages 334-348 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 337.
- ↑ Sminthopsis butleri in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2008. Posted by: McKnight, M., 2008. Accessed on October 2, 2018th
