| 词条 | Spinifex hopping mouse |
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| name = Spinifex hopping mouse | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref=[1] | image = Bilby at Sydney Wildlife World.jpg | image_caption = Spinifex hopping mouse (small animal) and greater bilby at Sydney Wildlife World | genus = Notomys | species = alexis | authority = Thomas, 1922 }} The spinifex hopping mouse (Notomys alexis), also known as the tarkawara or tarrkawarra, occurs throughout the central and western Australian arid zones, occupying both spinifex-covered sand flats and stabilised sand dunes, and loamy mulga and melaleuca flats. The population fluctuates greatly: in normal years it is sparsely distributed and probably confined to sandy country; after rain the population explodes and spreads to other types of habitat for a time. They are mostly seen at night, bounding across open ground on their large hind feet, with tails extended and the body almost horizontal. AppearanceThe appearance is very similar to the northern hopping mouse: a little larger than a common house mouse at {{convert|95|to|115|mm|abbr=on}} head-body length and an average weight of {{convert|35|g|abbr=on}}. As with all hopping mice, the hind legs are greatly elongated, the fore limbs small, and the brush-tipped tail very long—about {{convert|140|mm|abbr=on}}. The fur is chestnut or fawn above, pale below, with a grey wash about the muzzle and between the eye and ear, and longer, coarse black guard hairs on the back. The tail is sparsely furred and pink, darker above than below. Spinifex hopping mice live in small family groups of up to 10 individuals in deep, humid burrow systems. Typically, there is a large nest chamber lined with small sticks and other plant material about a metre below the surface, from which several vertical shafts lead upwards. Shaft entrances do not have spoil heaps. BreedingBreeding can be at any time of year depending on conditions, with spring being favoured. Pregnancy usually takes 38–41 days but can be extended significantly if the mother is still suckling the previous brood. Litters of 3 or 4 are typical, 6 being the maximum. The young remain in the nest while the female forages; if they wander both male and female adults retrieve them. They reach sexual maturity in about two and a half months.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}} After mating, a copulatory plug is formed in the female's reproductive tract.[2] The spinifex hopping mouse is widespread and although the population fluctuates considerably, is not considered at risk.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}} As petsPreviously, spinifex hopping mice could be kept as pets in Victoria (Australia), but a Basic Wildlife Licence was required. In 2013, Victorian regulations for the possession, use and trade of wildlife underwent a number of changes and as part of these reforms spinifex hopping mice were moved to Schedule 4B, which allows private ownership without a licence.[3] Commercial breeding still requires a licence to prevent removal of mice from the wild. References1. ^Morris, K., Moseby, K.E., Burbidge, A. & Robinson, T. (2008). Notomys alexis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3 2. ^Breed, W. G. "Copulatory behaviour and coagulum formation in the female reproductive tract of the Australian hopping mouse, Notomys alexis." Journal of Reproduction and Fertility 88.1 (1990): 17-24. 3. ^{{cite web|publisher=Marsupial Society Australia|title=Wildlife regs 2013|url=http://www.marsupialsociety.org.au/Wildlife-regs-2013-summary_Web.pdf|accessdate=8 January 2014}} Further reading{{Commons category|Notomys alexis}}
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