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<figureCitation id="2CAF2A35876CB1361E995301FA6EFABC" box="[1472,1530,1299,1345]" captionStart="Plate 11: Heteromyidae" captionStartId="28.[107,137,3285,3310]" captionTargetBox="[13,2733,16,3643]" captionTargetPageId="27" captionText="45. Dark Kangaroo Mouse (Microdipodops megacephalus), 46. Pallid Kangaroo Mouse (Microdipodops pallidus), 47. Desert Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys deserti), 48. Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys spectabilis), 49. Nelson’s Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys nelsoni), 50. Texas Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys elator), 51. Plateau Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ornatus), 52. Phillips’s Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys phillipsu), 53. San Quintin Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys gravipes), 54. Merriam’s. 9 Kangaroo Rat. Dipodomys merriami (null), 55. Ord’s Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ordu), 56. Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys compactus), 57. California Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys californicus), 58. Narrow-faced Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys venustus), 59. Agile Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys agilis), 60. Dulzura Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys simulans), 61. Giant Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ingens), 62. Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys microps), 63. San Joaquin Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys nitratoides), 64. Stephens’s Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys stephenst), 65. Heermann' ’ s Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys heermanni), 66. Panamint Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys panamintinus)" figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6611358" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6611358/files/figure.png" pageId="35" pageNumber="228">58.</figureCitation>
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<vernacularName id="3A97469E876CB1361D525301F7C4FABC" box="[1547,2128,1299,1345]" pageId="35" pageNumber="228">Narrow-faced Kangaroo Rat</vernacularName>
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876CB13613CD5301F66BFABC" ID-CoL="6D9LT" baseAuthorityName="Merriam" baseAuthorityYear="1904" box="[2196,2559,1299,1345]" class="Mammalia" family="Heteromyidae" genus="Dipodomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="35" pageNumber="228" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="venustus">
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<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876CB13613CD5301F66BFABC" box="[2196,2559,1299,1345]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="228">Dipodomys venustus</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876CB1361E995340F998FA9A" bold="true" box="[1472,1548,1362,1383]" pageId="35" pageNumber="228">French:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="3A97469E876CB1361D4C5340F8D7FA9A" box="[1557,1859,1362,1383]" pageId="35" pageNumber="228">Rat-kangourou des Santa Cruz</vernacularName>
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/
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<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876CB1361C015340F827FA9A" bold="true" box="[1880,1971,1362,1383]" pageId="35" pageNumber="228">German:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="3A97469E876CB1361CE55340F73AFA9A" box="[1980,2222,1362,1383]" pageId="35" pageNumber="228">Santa-Cruz-Kangururatte</vernacularName>
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/
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<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876CB136139B5340F68AFA9A" bold="true" box="[2242,2334,1362,1383]" pageId="35" pageNumber="228">Spanish:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="3A97469E876CB13612715340F5C2FA9A" box="[2344,2646,1362,1383]" pageId="35" pageNumber="228">Rata canguro de cara estrecha</vernacularName>
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<heading id="EF6381DC876CB1361E995368F9DFFA4A" pageId="35" pageNumber="228">
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<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876CB1361E995368F922FA72" bold="true" box="[1472,1718,1402,1423]" pageId="35" pageNumber="228">Other common names:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="3A97469E876CB1361D995368F721FA72" box="[1728,2229,1402,1423]" pageId="35" pageNumber="228">Santa Cruz Kangaroo Rat; Big-eared Kangaroo Rat</vernacularName>
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,
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<vernacularName id="3A97469E876CB136139A5368F9DFFA4A" pageId="35" pageNumber="228">Elephant-eared Kangaroo Rat (elephantinus)</vernacularName>
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<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876CB136137A53F6F72AF9F8" bold="true" box="[2083,2238,1508,1541]" pageId="35" pageNumber="228">Taxonomy.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876CB136138153F6F7FCF9D1" authority="Merriam, 1904" authorityName="Merriam" authorityYear="1904" class="Mammalia" family="Heteromyidae" genus="Perodipus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="35" pageNumber="228" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="venustus">Perodipus venustus Merriam, 1904</taxonomicName>
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,
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<materialsCitation id="04FC3CED876CB13613205001F732F9A9" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="3802894341" pageId="35" pageNumber="228">Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co., California, USA.</materialsCitation>
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Based on molecular sequence analyses,
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876CB136137A5093F72BF95F" authorityName="Merriam" authorityYear="1904" box="[2083,2239,1665,1698]" class="Mammalia" family="Heteromyidae" genus="Perodipus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="35" pageNumber="228" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="venustus">D. venustus</taxonomicName>
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is a member of the
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876CB13612B65093F5A6F95F" authorityName="Gambel" authorityYear="1848" box="[2543,2610,1665,1698]" class="Mammalia" family="Heteromyidae" genus="Dipodomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="35" pageNumber="228" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="agilis">agilis</taxonomicName>
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species group, along with D. agilisand
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876CB136115050BBF7CFF90C" authority="Merriam, 1904" authorityName="Merriam" authorityYear="1904" class="Mammalia" family="Heteromyidae" genus="Dipodomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="35" pageNumber="228" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="simulans">D. simulans</taxonomicName>
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. Prior to 1996, subspecies elephantinus was considered a distinct species but was found to differ only slightly in cranial characters and to be nearly identical to
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876CB136137A517CF728F872" authorityName="Merriam" authorityYear="1904" box="[2083,2236,1902,1935]" class="Mammalia" family="Heteromyidae" genus="Perodipus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="35" pageNumber="228" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="venustus">D. venustus</taxonomicName>
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in genic, karyotypic, and bacular characters. Three subspecies recognized.
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<paragraph id="B42B36B0876CB1361EE651D2F8DBF820" blockId="35.[1465,2675,1941,3471]" box="[1471,1871,1984,2013]" pageId="35" pageNumber="228">
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<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876CB1361EE651D2F8DBF820" bold="true" box="[1471,1871,1984,2013]" pageId="35" pageNumber="228">Subspecies and Distribution.</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="B42B36B0876CB1361EE651F6F80EF7A9" blockId="35.[1465,2675,1941,3471]" pageId="35" pageNumber="228">
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876CB1361EE651F6F80EF7A9" authority="Merriam, 1904" authorityName="Merriam" authorityYear="1904" baseAuthorityName="Merriam" baseAuthorityYear="1904" class="Mammalia" family="Heteromyidae" genus="Dipodomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="35" pageNumber="228" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="venustus" subSpecies="venustus">D.v.venustusMerriam,1904—SWUSA(disjunctpopulationsintheSantaCruzMtsandadjacentareasWoftheSantaClaraValley,theDiabloRange,andtheNendoftheGabilanRangeofWCCalifornia).</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876CB1361EE65E48F8B7F75F" authority="Grinnell, 1919" authorityName="Grinnell" authorityYear="1919" baseAuthorityName="Grinnell" baseAuthorityYear="1919" class="Mammalia" family="Heteromyidae" genus="Dipodomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="35" pageNumber="228" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="venustus" subSpecies="elephantinus">D.v.elephantinusGrinnell,1919—SWUSA(restricteddistributionintheSGabilanRangeofWCCalifornia).</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876CB1361EE65EBBF8FCF737" authority="Grinnell, 1919" authorityName="Grinnell" authorityYear="1919" box="[1471,1896,2217,2250]" class="Mammalia" family="Heteromyidae" genus="Dipodomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="35" pageNumber="228" phylum="Chordata" rank="variety" species="venustus" subSpecies="sanctiluciae" variety="sanctiluciae">D. v. sanctiluciae Grinnell, 1919</taxonomicName>
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— SW USA (Coast Ranges from S Monterey Bay to Santa Lucia Mts of WC California).
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<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876CB1361EE65EE5F923F6E5" bold="true" box="[1471,1719,2295,2328]" pageId="35" pageNumber="228">Descriptive notes.</emphasis>
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Head—body 115-130 mm, tail 175-203 mm, ear mean 19 mm, hindfoot mean 46 mm, weight 68-97 g. Male Narrow-faced Kangaroo Rats are slightly larger than females. This is a moderately large-sized kangaroo rat, with large ears,five toes on hindfeet (including small claw on side of hindfoot), and narrow skull. Upper parts are a dark yellowish brown or cinnamon buff; tail is bicolored, with dull brownish-black crest and tuft. Chromosomal complement has 2n = 60 and FN = 116. Compared with the nearby Heermann’s Kangaroo Rat (
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), the Narrow-faced Kangaroo Rat is somewhat larger, with relatively longertail and longer ears.
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<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876CB1361EE65C20F9BAF5AE" bold="true" box="[1471,1582,2610,2643]" pageId="35" pageNumber="228">Habitat.</emphasis>
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Chaparral and chaparral mixed with oak (
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,
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876CB13612575C20F61AF5AE" authorityName="Dumortier" authorityYear="1829" box="[2318,2446,2610,2643]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fagaceae" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fagales" pageId="35" pageNumber="228" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="family">Fagaceae</taxonomicName>
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) or digger pine (
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876CB1361E955C4FF98DF587" box="[1484,1561,2653,2682]" class="Pinopsida" family="Pinaceae" genus="Pinus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Pinales" pageId="35" pageNumber="228" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Pinus</taxonomicName>
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sabiniana,
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876CB1361DEE5C4FF8A0F587" box="[1719,1844,2653,2682]" class="Pinopsida" family="Pinaceae" kingdom="Plantae" order="Pinales" pageId="35" pageNumber="228" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="family">Pinaceae</taxonomicName>
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) along coastal mountains of west-central
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876CB13612D75C4FF588F587" box="[2446,2588,2653,2682]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Geraniaceae" genus="California" kingdom="Plantae" order="Geraniales" pageId="35" pageNumber="228" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">California</taxonomicName>
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, from sea level to elevations of ¢.1770 m. The subspecies elephantinus is generally restricted to denser chaparral, but it will inhabit more open spaces when not sympatric with Heermann’s Kangaroo Rat. Dark color of the Narrow-faced Kangaroo Rat reflects its occurrence in relatively moist maritime areas where annual rainfall is ¢.75 cm and frequent fogs and proximity to the Pacific Ocean temper summer—autumn dryness. Its relatively simple burrow consists of a main runway, a few blind side branches, a nest, and food caches. Burrows older than two years are no more complex than new ones (a few months). Openings are often under shrubs. Individuals apparently have several supplementary burrows, without side branches, nests, or caches and removed from the main burrow, that offer temporary safety. These supplementary burrows are left open, in contrast to the main burrow that is plugged during the day. Shallow burrows (5-50 cm deep) are damp during the rainy season because rain soaks the ground to 1-5 m deep, and they are easily destroyed by even light plowing; burrows are absent from cultivated areas but are found in open, abandoned agricultural land. The Narrow-faced Kangaroo Rat freely invades land cleared by human activity (e.g. fields fallow for a year, contour ditches, and berms). Although main burrow system is simple, 1-2 burrow caches contained up to 3145 cm?’ of seeds in each burrow examined in December. Small (5 cm diameter) surface caches are generally 10 cm deep and are usually located near burrow entrance. The Narrow-faced Kangaroo Rat is found in the same habitat as the Dusky-footed Woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes).
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="FC8E653B876BB1311B0E5733FA9DFDAB" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" type="food_feeding">
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<paragraph id="B42B36B0876BB1311B0E5733FA9DFDAB" blockId="36.[85,1295,289,959]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">
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<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876BB1311B0E5733FEF6FEBF" bold="true" box="[87,354,289,322]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">Food and Feeding.</emphasis>
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Diet of the Narrow-faced Kangaroo Rat can include some green vegetation and insects, but it is made up almost entirely of seeds from introduced annuals, particularly ripgut brome (
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876BB131192E5762FD4EFE6C" box="[631,730,368,401]" class="Liliopsida" family="Poaceae" genus="Bromus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Bromus</taxonomicName>
|
||
rigidus,
|
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876BB13118395762FC47FE6C" authorityName="Barnhart" authorityYear="1895" baseAuthorityName="R.Br." box="[864,979,368,401]" class="Liliopsida" family="Poaceae" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="family">Poaceae</taxonomicName>
|
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) and telegraphweed (
|
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876BB1311B3B5785FF62FE45" box="[98,246,407,440]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Heterotheca" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Heterotheca</taxonomicName>
|
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grandiflora,
|
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876BB1311AF15785FDD2FE45" box="[424,582,407,440]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="family">Asteraceae</taxonomicName>
|
||
); sheep’s sorrel (
|
||
<taxonomicName id="73944D33876BB131181B5785FC0AFE45" box="[834,926,407,440]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Polygonaceae" genus="Rumex" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Rumex</taxonomicName>
|
||
acetosella,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="73944D33876BB1311F6C5785FB6FFE45" box="[1077,1275,407,440]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Polygonaceae" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="family">Polygonaceae</taxonomicName>
|
||
); burclover (
|
||
<taxonomicName id="73944D33876BB1311BAC57ADFEE5FE1D" box="[245,369,447,480]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fabaceae" genus="Medicago" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fabales" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Medicago</taxonomicName>
|
||
polymorpha,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="73944D33876BB131197957ADFD33FE1D" authorityName="Lindley & John" authorityYear="1830" box="[544,679,447,480]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fabaceae" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fabales" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="family">Fabaceae</taxonomicName>
|
||
); and scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="73944D33876BB1311B0157F4FE99FDFA" box="[88,269,486,519]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Primulaceae" kingdom="Plantae" order="Ericales" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="family">Primulaceae</taxonomicName>
|
||
). Caching occurs in summer and autumn when seeds ripen and fall; some seeds are carried up to 50 m from their source. Unlike most other species of kangaroo rats, the Narrow-faced Kangaroo Rat cannot exist solely on metabolic water.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="FC8E653B876BB1311B0E544FFC80FD58" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" type="breeding">
|
||
<paragraph id="B42B36B0876BB1311B0E544FFC80FD58" blockId="36.[85,1295,289,959]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">
|
||
<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876BB1311B0E544FFF49FD83" bold="true" box="[87,221,605,638]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">Breeding.</emphasis>
|
||
Young Narrow-faced Kangaroo Rats are born in spring and summer, and 1-2 litters of 2—4 young/litter are produced each year.
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||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="FC8E653B876BB1311B0F54BEFB94FD30" box="[86,1024,684,717]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" type="activity">
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||
<paragraph id="B42B36B0876BB1311B0F54BEFB94FD30" blockId="36.[85,1295,289,959]" box="[86,1024,684,717]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">
|
||
<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876BB1311B0F54BEFED5FD30" bold="true" box="[86,321,684,717]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">Activity patterns.</emphasis>
|
||
There is no information available for this species.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="FC8E653B876BB1311B0154C1FEB8FCE1" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" type="biology_ecology">
|
||
<paragraph id="B42B36B0876BB1311B0154C1FEB8FCE1" blockId="36.[85,1295,289,959]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">
|
||
<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876BB1311B0154C1FC8BFD09" bold="true" box="[88,799,723,756]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">Movements, Home range and Social organization.</emphasis>
|
||
There is no information available for this species.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="FC8E653B876BB1311B015530FBE6FCBE" box="[88,1138,802,835]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" type="conservation">
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||
<paragraph id="B42B36B0876BB1311B015530FBE6FCBE" blockId="36.[85,1295,289,959]" box="[88,1138,802,835]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">
|
||
<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876BB1311B015530FE21FCBE" bold="true" box="[88,437,802,835]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">Status and Conservation.</emphasis>
|
||
Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red Lust.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="FC8E653B876BB1311B005543FD95FC47" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" type="bibRefCitation_list">
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||
<paragraph id="B42B36B0876BB1311B005543FD95FC47" blockId="36.[85,1295,289,959]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">
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||
<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876BB1311B005543FF65FC97" bold="true" box="[89,241,849,874]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">Bibliography.</emphasis>
|
||
Alexander & Riddle (2005), Best (1986, 1992b, 1993a, 1999d, 1999k), Best et al. (1996), Eisenberg (1963, 1993), Hall (1981), Ingles (1954), Jones (1993), Linzey & NatureServe (Hammerson) (2008g), Patton & Rogers (1993), Williams et al. (1993).
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||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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