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Phascogale
The phascogales (members of the eponymous genus ''Phascogale''), also known as wambengers or mousesacks, - The Morabool News are carnivorous Australian s of the family . There are three species: the brush-tailed phascogale (''Phascogale tapoatafa''), the red-tailed phascogale (''P. calura''), and the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red-tailed Phascogale
The red-tailed phascogale (''Phascogale calura''), also known as the red-tailed wambenger, red-tailed mousesack or kenngoor, is a small carnivorous marsupial found in inland areas of south-western Western Australia, and has been reintroduced in sanctuaries in WA and the Northern Territory. It is listed as near threatened by the IUCN Red List, vulnerable under the federal ''EPBC Act'', and its status varies between extinct and conservation-dependent under respective legislation in other states and territories of Australia. It is closely related to the brush-tailed phascogale (''Phascogale tapoatafa''), but is smaller and browner. Taxonomy The red-tailed phascogale or ''Phascogale calura'' is one of three members of the phascogale genus, the others being the brush-tailed phascogale (''P. tapoatafa'') and the Northern brush-tailed phascogale (''P. pirata''). The species was described in 1844 by ornithologist John Gould. Its scientific name means "beautiful-tailed pouched-weasel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The phascogales (members of the eponymous genus ''Phascogale''), also known as wambengers or mousesacks, - The Morabool News are carnivorous Australian s of the family . There are three species: the (''Phascogale tapoatafa''), the (''P. calura''), and the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brush-tailed Phascogale
The brush-tailed phascogale (''Phascogale tapoatafa''), also known by its Australian native name tuan, the common wambenger, the black-tailed mousesack or the black-tailed phascogale, is a rat-sized arboreal carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae, characterized by a tuft of black silky hairs on the terminal portion of its tail. Males of this species do not live past the age of one, as they die after reproducing. Taxonomy The brush-tailed phascogale was first described by Friedrich Meyer in 1793; George Shaw published a revised description in 1800. For some time it was considered a member of the opossum genus '' Didelphis'', but this ended in 1844 when Coenraad Jacob Temminck erected the genus '' Phascogale''. The species is closely related to the red-tailed phascogale (''P. calura''). Its scientific name, ''tapoatafa'', is a reference to an indigenous Australian name for the species. It has sometimes been known as ''Phascogale penicillata'', referring to its brushed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasyuridae
The Dasyuridae are a family of marsupials native to Australia and New Guinea, including 71 extant species divided into 17 genera. Many are small and mouse-like or shrew-like, giving some of them the name marsupial mice or marsupial shrews, but the group also includes the cat-sized quolls, as well as the Tasmanian devil. They are found in a wide range of habitats, including grassland, underground, forests, and mountains, and some species are arboreal or semiaquatic. The Dasyuridae are often called the 'marsupial carnivores', as most members of the family are insectivores. Characteristics Most dasyurids are roughly the size of mice, but a few species are much larger. The smallest species is the Pilbara ningaui, which is from in length, and weighs just , while the largest, the Tasmanian devil, is long, and weighs from . The smaller dasyurids typically resemble shrews or mice in appearance, with long tails and narrow, pointed noses. The larger species bear a resemblance to such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Brush-tailed Phascogale
The northern brush-tailed phascogale (''Phascogale pirata''), also known as the northern brush-tailed wambenger or northern brush-tailed mousesack is a species of marsupial in the family Dasyuridae. It is endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ... to northern Australia. References Mammals described in 1904 Dasyuromorphs {{marsupial-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasyuromorphs
Dasyuromorphia (, meaning "hairy tail" in Greek) is an order comprising most of the Australian carnivorous marsupials, including quolls, dunnarts, the numbat, the Tasmanian devil, and the thylacine. In Australia, the exceptions include the omnivorous bandicoots (order Peramelemorphia) and the marsupial moles (which eat meat but are very different and are now accorded an order of their own, Notoryctemorphia). Numerous South American species of marsupials (orders Didelphimorphia, Paucituberculata, and Microbiotheria) are also carnivorous, as were some extinct members of the order Diprotodontia, including extinct kangaroos (such as '' Ekaltadeta'' and '' Propleopus)'' and thylacoleonids, and some members of the partially extinct clade Metatheria and all members of the extinct superorder Sparassodonta. The order contains four families: one with just a single living species (the numbat), two with only extinct species (including the thylacine and ''Malleodectes''), and one, the Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasyuromorphia
Dasyuromorphia (, meaning "hairy tail" in Greek) is an order comprising most of the Australian carnivorous marsupials, including quolls, dunnarts, the numbat, the Tasmanian devil, and the thylacine. In Australia, the exceptions include the omnivorous bandicoots (order Peramelemorphia) and the marsupial moles (which eat meat but are very different and are now accorded an order of their own, Notoryctemorphia). Numerous South American species of marsupials (orders Didelphimorphia, Paucituberculata, and Microbiotheria) are also carnivorous, as were some extinct members of the order Diprotodontia, including extinct kangaroos (such as '' Ekaltadeta'' and '' Propleopus)'' and thylacoleonids, and some members of the partially extinct clade Metatheria and all members of the extinct superorder Sparassodonta. The order contains four families: one with just a single living species (the numbat), two with only extinct species (including the thylacine and '' Malleodectes''), and o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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