Perameles gunnii

The Bandicoot striped of the East ( Perameles gunnii ; according to English: Eastern Barred Bandicoot ) lives in Tasmanie and Australia.

Description

It measures 25 to 40 cm length with a tail from 7.5 to 18 cm. It weighs 640 G. It has a muzzle fine, lengthened, carrying moustache and large ears. Its peeling, brown gray, relate to the back half of the pale bands which gave him its name. The belly, the feet and the tail are white.

Distribution and habitat

It disappeared from southernmost Australia, there remain about it about two hundreds in the State of Victoria and it does not remain about it any more but in Tasmanie.

Food

It nourishes worms of ground which it locates with its developed sense of smell and unearths with its powerful legs, others Invertébré S, mushrooms and roots.

Lifestyle

It is very aggressif and brawler and lives as a recluse. The male S occupy a vast territory and cohabit with the Femelle S only for the period of reproduction. The species is primarily night. The bandicoot emerges from its nest in the twilight to seek its food. It makes use of its long nose to excavate in-depth and hollow ground when it finds food.

Reproduction

The female has eight Mamelle S, but seldom gives birth, at the end of 11 days of gestation, with more than 4 or 5 young people (It is one of the shortest periods of gestation among the mammals). The young people remain in the Marsupium during 8 weeks.

References

Groves, Hake (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D.E., and Reeder, D.M. (eds): Mammal Species off the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Near, 40. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
Marsupial Australasian & Monotreme Specialist Group (1996). Perameles gunnii. 2006 IUCN Red List off Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved one 11 May 2006. Listed Vulnerable ace (CONSIDERING A1b v2.3)

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