Woolley striped pouch marten
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The Woolley myoictis ( Myoictis leucura ) is in the south of Papua New Guinea living species of the genus myoictis in the family of dasyuridae (Dasyuridce). The animals are found south of the central mountain range from Mount Bosavi in the west to Mount Victoria in the east and live there at heights of 650 to 1600 meters.
Appearance
The Woolley striped pouch marten has a head-to-trunk length of 20 to 23 cm and a weight of 200 to 230 g. It is thus about the same size as the Müller striped sacred marten ( Myoictis melas ) and the Wallace striped sacred marten ( Myoictis wallacii ) but larger than the Tate striped sacred marten ( Myoictis wavicus ). Its fur is dark, red-brown on the back, light and light reddish in between on the belly. The dark, longitudinal stripes on the back begin behind the ears, the middle one on the head. The fur is lighter red between the back stripes. Ears and feet are dark. There are no red spots behind the ears. The females of the Woolley striped marten have four nipples, whereas those of the Wallace striped marten and the Müller striped marten have six. The lower third premolar has only one tooth root (three in the Wallace striped sac marten).
The Woolley striped bag marten can be easily distinguished from other types of striped marten mainly by its tail. It is white on top and has long hair on the top and sides. The whitish section of the tail is 9 to 65 mm long and thus takes up 5 to 39% of the total tail length. The length of the hair is 10 to 15 mm at the base and continues to decrease towards the end. The underside of the tail is only sparsely covered with short hair.
Way of life
The Woolley striped pouch marten lives in primary lowland and mountain rainforests. From the few observations made so far, it can be concluded that the species is ground-dwelling and largely nocturnal. However, it was also observed during the day. Details about the behavior and the way of life are not yet known. The IUCN does not have enough data to provide information on a potential threat to the species.
literature
- PA Woolley: Revision of the Three-striped Dasyures, Genus Myoictis (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae), of New Guinea, With Description of a New Species. Records of the Australian Museum (2005) Vol. 57: 321-340. ISSN 0067-1975
Web links
- Myoictis leucura in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2008. Posted by: Lamoreux, J. & Hilton-Taylor, C. (Global Mammal Assessment Team), 2008. Retrieved on July 1, 2016th