Long-tailed narrow-foot pouch mouse
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The long-tailed narrow-foot bag mouse ( Sminthopsis longicaudata ) is a species of marsupial mammal from the family of predatory mammals (Dasyuridae) living in Australia .
features
With a head body length of 80 to 96 millimeters, the species is one of the larger representatives of the narrow-foot pouch mice . At 180 to 210 millimeters, the tail is twice as long as the body. It is covered with scales and has some tuft-like hair on top. The weight varies between 15 and 20 grams. The fur is gray on the top, the underside is light gray to whitish. The legs and paws are white, the muzzle is elongated. While the males usually only live one year, the females usually reach an age of two years.
distribution and habitat
Long-tailed, narrow-footed pouches are native to central Western Australia , and there is also a population to the south of the Northern Territory , where they are found in the MacDonnell Ranges . Their habitat are dry, rocky regions.
Way of life
These pouch mice are nocturnal and live on the ground. To rest, they retreat to earthworks they have dug themselves or to nests that they have built from grass and leaves. They feed primarily on arthropods such as spiders, cockroaches, millipedes, grasshoppers and flies. But they also eat lizards and small mammals.
Little is known about reproduction. The mating season is from August to December. The young are born after a gestation period of 17 to 19 days. These spend the first three weeks of life in their mother's pouch.
Danger
In some places, long-tailed cerebral pouches are considered rare, but overall the species is not threatened. The IUCN lists them as safe (least concern) .
literature
- DE Wilson and DM Reeder: Mammal Species of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005, ISBN 0801882214 .
Web links
- Information at Animal Diversity Web
- Long-tailed narrow-foot pouch mouse on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Martin Brown; Wissmann, Jorunn, Gebrüder Gerstenberg: Animals that no pig knows . 1st edition. Hildesheim, ISBN 978-3-8369-5974-2 , p. 22nd f .