Overview
The Phascogales (members of the eponymous genus Phascogale), also known as Wambengers, are carnivorous Australian marsupials of the family Dasyuridae. There are two species: the Brush-tailed Phascogale (Phascogale tapoatafa) and the Red-tailed Phascogale (Phascogale calura). As with a number of dasyurid species, the males live for only one year, dying after a period of frenzied mating. The term Phascogale was coined in 1824 by Coenraad Jacob Temminck in reference to the Brush-tailed Phascogale, and means "pouched weasel".
Mating generally happens between May and July. All males die soon after mating. Females give birth to about 6 young ones about 30 days after mating. Young stay in a pouch for about 7 weeks before being moved to a nest where they stay until they are weaned at about 20 weeks of age. Females live for about 3 years, and generally produce one litter.
he Phascogales< /b> (members of the eponymous genus Phascogale), also known as Wambengers, are carnivorous Australian marsupials of the family Dasyuridae. There are two species: the Brush-tailed Phascogale (Phascogale tapoatafa) and the Red-tailed Phascogale (Phascogale calura). As with a number of dasyurid species, the males live for only one year, dying after a period of frenzied mating. The term Phascogale was coined in 1824 by Coenraad Jacob Temminck in reference to the Brush-tailed Phascogale, and means "pouched weasel".Mating generally happens between May and July. All males die soon after mating. Females give birth to about 6 young ones about 30 days after mating. Young stay in a pouch for about 7 weeks before being moved to a nest where they stay until they are weaned at about 20 weeks of age. Females live for about 3 years, and generally produce one litter.
References
- Groves, C. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. eds. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 31-32. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.
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Taxonomy
The Genus Phascogale is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 31 species and subspecies in the Genus Phascogale: P. affinis · P. albipes · P. apicalis · P. bella · P. calura (Red-Tailed Phascogale) · P. calurus · P. crassicaudata · P. doriae · P. dorsalis · P. flavipes · P. godmani · P. ingrami · P. lanigera · P. leucopus · P. longicaudata · P. lorentzi · P. melanura · P. melas · P. minutissima sinualis · P. murex · P. murina · P. nouhuysii · P. pirata (Northern Brush-Tailed Phascogale) · P. rufogaster · P. swainsonii · P. tapoatafa (Brush-Tailed Phascogale) · P. tapoatafa pirata (Brush-Tailed Phascogale) · P. tapoatafa tapoatafa (Brush-Tailed Phascogale) · P. tapoatata · P. venusta · P. virginiae
References
- Groves, C. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. eds. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 31-32. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.
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