Opossum: types, description

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Once marsupials lived all over the planet. These animals from Olympus replaced the more primitive oviparous. After all, before between Australia and Asia was a land bridge through which spread animals and plants. As changes in sea level and movement of the continents this jumper was missing. It took a few million years, the once prosperous detachment almost completely disappeared, and only on the lost continent of Australia, marsupials life continues to thrive.American opossum

These isolated animals developed, and among them is gradually separated carnivorous, herbivorous and insectivorous animals, jumping, climbing and running forms. They are found on plains and in forests, underground and in the mountains, there are semi-aquatic and planning forms. Inhabiting the continent and the nearest Islands, they occupied almost all ecological niches of their habitat, and mostly at each other they don't like any appearance or size.

Marsupial cousin of the rat is a kangaroo rat native to Australia and New Guinea. It belongs to the family of mammals, the marsupials. Just allocated to four kinds of these rodents marsupials.

Kategorie rats

So, the first kind of these marsupial animals – large rat with bluish-gray hair and a tassel at the tip of the tail. This opossum was called just because of this brush (Kategorie rats). To this genus includes TAFA (wood rat) – the predator, which is impossible to tame, and also a small opossum, which is a very rare animals under protection.opossum

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The Big opossum

TAFA or a large marsupial rat-is a rodent the size of c carnivorous arboreal marsupial Dasyuridae. It is characterized by a patch of silky black hair on the tail. Males of this species don't live as long, their age is only one year because after reproduction they die.big opossum

This animal is painted in black color. The tail is covered with black long hair in its lower part.

Habitat and distribution of animals

TAFA is widespread, its habitat is fragmented across the territory of Australia, excluding Tasmania. Because of the violation of the usual habitat, and the proximity of wild cats and an ordinary Fox, it is believed that they have disappeared from their former habitats. This type is very vulnerable and prone to extinction.opossum called

Wood TAFA is a hunter and likes night life. It eats birds, small mammals, insects and lizards. Can also eat nectar from the flowers.

Reproduction

It occurs in the period June-August. All males die after breeding, reaching one year. Mostly from diseases caused by the loss of the energy expended on mating. Although in captivity, some males live to be 3 years, but they become after the first year not able to reproduce. Females nest settle in the hollows of trees.

Grebnevo rats

Greneweca opossum-an animal with legs, not with your thumb. This is a genus of marsupial mammals, whose bag is practically absent. In genus 1, whose name is similar to name of all kinds. These animals are relatives grabaforum mice and they have a huge resemblance.marsupial cousin of the rat

Greneweca opossum was discovered in Central Australia in the nineteenth century. This genus of marsupials small rodents over the years, failed to study. The information obtained does not allow to draw accurate conclusions about their conservation status and population.

The Representatives of this genus are mainly terrestrial life. They can get to climb trees or famine or danger. It is very hardy animals that tolerate extremes of temperature, bad weather. Upholstered in semi-deserts and deserts, they can normally vosprinimat high-dose radiation of the sun, in addition to do for a long time without water, obtaining it from various plants. These small animals feed on insects and small vertebrates.

Striped rats

Striped opossum – this is the third genus of marsupial animals. They live in mountainous terrain in New Guinea. Differ reddish-brown belly and muzzle length. These whales their nests on trees because they are their main habitatopossum

The new Guinea rats

The Fourth species of these rats is an animal with dark dense short hair on the abdomen becoming lighter. It is called the new Guinea marsupial rat. The habitat of an animal – trees that grow at an altitude up to 3000 m above sea level. The body length of the animal is 20 cm, the same length of his tail. Their favorite delicacy – insects, but occasionally they can eat small vertebrates.opossum called

In addition, among the isolated marsupials and opossums. This animal is also known as the American opossum.

American possums

It's marsupials of small size – lengthof their body up to 50 cm with a tail length of 55 cm nevalennyi Ears, medium size or small. Snout pointed and elongated. In most cases, the tail long and prehensile, naked, partially or fully, sometimes at the base thickened with fat deposits. The American opossum has five-fingered, shortened limbs; the back is slightly longer than the front. On the hindquarters thumb large size, devoid of claw and opposed to the other fingers.American opossum

Marsupial rats look very cute, but they are predators, capable of causing harm as a pet, and adult.


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