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<figureCitation id="0EA24FE6345AFFEBE183298D764E86BD" box="[180,263,1412,1454]" captionStart="Plate 43: Muridae" captionStartId="115.[89,119,3263,3284]" captionTargetBox="[11,2721,14,3649]" captionTargetPageId="114" captionText="315. Black-tailed Giant Rat (Uromys anak), 316. Biak Island Giant Rat (Uromys boeadii), 317. Emma’s Giant Rat (Uromys emmae), 318. New Britain Island Giant Rat (Uromys neobritannicus), 319. Great Key Island Giant Rat (Uromys siebersi), 320. Vangunu Giant Rat (Uromys vika), 321. Emperor Giant Rat (Uromys imperator), 322. Guadalcanal Giant Rat (Uromys porculus), 323. King Giant Rat (Uromys rex), 324. White-tailed Giant Rat (Uromys caudimaculatus), 325. Masked White-tailed Giant Rat (Uromys hadrourus), 326. Rock-dwelling Giant Rat (Xenuromys barbatus), 327. Poncelet’s Giant Rat (Solomys ponceleti), 328. Ugi Island Giant Rat (Solomys salamonais), 329. Bougainville Island Giant Rat (Solomys salebrosus), 330. Isabel Island Giant Rat (Solomys sapientis), 331. Brush-tailed Rabbit Rat (Conilurus penicillatus), 332. False Water Rat (Xeromys myoudes), 333. Central Short-tailed Mouse (Leggadina forresti), 334. Northern Short-tailed Mouse (Leggadina lakedownensis), 335. Greater Stick-nest Rat (Leporillus conditor), 336. Australian Broad-toothed Rat (Mastacomys fuscus), 337. Black-footed Tree Rat (Mesembriomys gould), 338. Golden-backed Tree Rat (Mesembriomys macrurus), 339. Spinifex Hopping Mouse (Notomys alexis), 340. Northern Hopping Mouse (Notomys aquilo), 341. Fawn Hopping Mouse (Notomys cervinus), 342. Dusky Hopping Mouse (Notomys fuscus), 343. Mitchell's Hopping Mouse (Notomys mitchellii)" figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6887628" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6887628/files/figure.png" pageId="124" pageNumber="724">337.</figureCitation>
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F71345AFFEBE239298B73E186A3" box="[782,1192,1410,1456]" italics="true" pageId="124" pageNumber="724">Mesembriomys gould</emphasis>
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/
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F71345AFFEBE0A929C876B186C5" bold="true" box="[414,504,1473,1494]" pageId="124" pageNumber="724">German:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="189A234D345AFFEBE33529C875AC86C5" baseAuthorityName="Gray" baseAuthorityYear="1843" box="[514,741,1473,1494]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mesembriomys" kingdom="Animalia" language="deu" order="Rodentia" pageId="124" pageNumber="724" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gould">SchwarzfuR-Baumratte</vernacularName>
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F71345AFFEBE3CC29C8741F86C5" bold="true" box="[763,854,1473,1494]" pageId="124" pageNumber="724">Spanish:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="189A234D345AFFEBE25729C873C686C5" baseAuthorityName="Gray" baseAuthorityYear="1843" box="[864,1167,1473,1494]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mesembriomys" kingdom="Animalia" language="esp" order="Rodentia" pageId="124" pageNumber="724" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gould">Rata arboricola de pies negros</vernacularName>
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F71345AFFEBE18429E176E386EE" bold="true" box="[179,426,1512,1533]" pageId="124" pageNumber="724">Other common names:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="189A234D345AFFEBE08329E1759B86EE" baseAuthorityName="Gray" baseAuthorityYear="1843" box="[436,722,1512,1533]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mesembriomys" kingdom="Animalia" language="eng" order="Rodentia" pageId="124" pageNumber="724" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gould">Black-footed Mesembriomys</vernacularName>
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F71345AFFEBE2212A2274FB855E" bold="true" box="[790,946,1579,1613]" pageId="124" pageNumber="724">Taxonomy.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="519928E0345AFFEBE2FF2A227216855E" ID-CoL="97ac271c-aa11-42dc-bc7d-97e77167a317" authority="Gray, 1843" authorityName="Gray" authorityYear="1843" box="[968,1375,1579,1613]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Hapalotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="124" pageNumber="724" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gould">Hapalotis gould Gray, 1843</taxonomicName>
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,
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Taxon gouldwas recognized within Coni-lurus by J. D. Ogilby in 1892, but H.A. Longman in 1916 and subsequent authors have placed it within genus
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. Three subspecies recognized.
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F71345AFFEBE2222B6F73EF849B" bold="true" box="[789,1190,1894,1928]" pageId="124" pageNumber="724">Subspecies and Distribution.</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="96265363345AFFEBE2202B87747684EE" blockId="124.[789,1383,1579,2007]" lastBlockId="124.[172,1380,2011,3462]" pageId="124" pageNumber="724">
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<taxonomicName id="519928E0345AFFEBE2202B87747684EE" authority="Gray, 1843" authorityName="Gray" authorityYear="1843" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mesembriomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="124" pageNumber="724" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="gould" subSpecies="gouldii">M.g.gouldiiGray,1843—mainlandNAustralia,includingtheKimberleyregionandhigherrainfallareasoftheNorthernTerritory.</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName id="519928E0345AFFEBE185240574F38B36" authority="Hayman, 1936" authorityName="Hayman" authorityYear="1936" box="[178,954,2060,2085]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mesembriomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="124" pageNumber="724" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="gould" subSpecies="melvillensis">M.g.melvillensisHayman,1936—MelvilleI,NAustralia.</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName id="519928E0345AFFEBE185243A757F8B5F" authority="Thomas, 1924" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1924" box="[178,566,2099,2124]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mesembriomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="124" pageNumber="724" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="gould" subSpecies="rattoides">M. g. rattoides Thomas, 1924</taxonomicName>
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— N Queensland, NE Australia.
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F71345AFFEBE186245B76E58B67" bold="true" box="[177,428,2130,2164]" pageId="124" pageNumber="724">Descriptive notes.</emphasis>
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Head-body 250-300 mm, tail 320-410 mm, ear 41-48 mm, hindfoot 65-72 mm; weight 580-880 g. The Black-footed Tree Rat is a large, variable, and distinctive, somewhat squirrel-like native rat with aslender build, long face, and long, shaggy fur. Dorsal pelage varies from medium gray to black, with individuals of the subspecies melvillensis being generally darker overall. Ventral pelage varies widely between populations, being white (
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), medium gray (melvillensis), or pale gray (
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); venter and dorsum are not usually sharply demarcated, although individuals with darker dorsum and lighter venter can seem more demarcated. Feet are also variable, with the short and broad forefeet generally being completely black and the elongated and broad hindfeet varying from all black (melvillensis) to mostly black (
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) or with black and white mottling (
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). There is always a dark black ring around the eyes. Ears are very long, rounded, and dark black; vibrissae long and dark. Tail is longer (c.133%) than head-body length, completely furred, and black with a distinctive white terminal tuft. Skull is large and long with an inflated rostrum. Females have two pairs of inguinal mammae. Chromosomal complement is 2n = 48 (
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<taxonomicName id="519928E0345AFFEBE526267773258988" baseAuthorityName="Gray" baseAuthorityYear="1843" box="[1041,1132,2686,2715]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mesembriomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="124" pageNumber="724" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gouldii">gouldii</taxonomicName>
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) or 47 (
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<taxonomicName id="519928E0345AFFEBE5D62677721A8988" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1922" box="[1249,1363,2686,2715]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="124" pageNumber="724" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rattoides">rattoides</taxonomicName>
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); FN = 52 in
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<taxonomicName id="519928E0345AFFEBE07D26A976EA89D1" baseAuthorityName="Gray" baseAuthorityYear="1843" box="[330,419,2720,2754]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Mesembriomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="124" pageNumber="724" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gouldii">gouldii</taxonomicName>
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and female
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<taxonomicName id="519928E0345AFFEBE36426A975F589D1" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1922" box="[595,700,2720,2754]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="124" pageNumber="724" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rattoides">rattoides</taxonomicName>
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or 51 in male
|
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<taxonomicName id="519928E0345AFFEBE2BE26A974BA89D1" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1922" box="[905,1011,2720,2754]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Melomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="124" pageNumber="724" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rattoides">rattoides</taxonomicName>
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.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="DE8300E8345AFFEBE19826C1720688BD" pageId="124" pageNumber="724" type="biology_ecology">
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<paragraph id="96265363345AFFEBE19826C1720688BD" blockId="124.[172,1380,2011,3462]" pageId="124" pageNumber="724">
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F71345AFFEBE19826C1765589F9" bold="true" box="[175,284,2760,2794]" pageId="124" pageNumber="724">Habitat.</emphasis>
|
||
Occurs mostly in tropical eucalypt woodlands and open forests, particularly those dominated by
|
||
<taxonomicName id="519928E0345AFFEBE0EA26F9752F8801" box="[477,614,2800,2834]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Myrtaceae" genus="Eucalyptus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="124" pageNumber="724" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Eucalyptus</taxonomicName>
|
||
miniata and E. tetrodonta (
|
||
<taxonomicName id="519928E0345AFFEBE2DE26F973358801" box="[1001,1148,2800,2834]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Myrtaceae" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="124" pageNumber="724" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="family">Myrtaceae</taxonomicName>
|
||
), and especially where there is an understory or midstory of woody shrubs producing fleshy fruits. It is reported also from orchards of fruitand nut-producing exotic tree species, and sometimes roosts in dwellings and other infrastructure. In native woodlands and open forests, it tends to be more abundant in areas with larger (older) trees with more tree hollows.
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||
</paragraph>
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||
</subSubSection>
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||
<subSubSection id="DE8300E8345AFFEBE19827BD753B8F30" pageId="124" pageNumber="724" type="food_feeding">
|
||
<paragraph id="96265363345AFFEBE19827BD753B8F30" blockId="124.[172,1380,2011,3462]" pageId="124" pageNumber="724">
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F71345AFFEBE19827BD76FF88C5" bold="true" box="[175,438,2996,3030]" pageId="124" pageNumber="724">Food and Feeding.</emphasis>
|
||
Diet mostly consists of seeds and fruits, including the large tough fruits of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="519928E0345AFFEBE01327D275C088EE" box="[292,649,3035,3069]" class="Liliopsida" family="Pandanaceae" genus="Pandanus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Pandanales" pageId="124" pageNumber="724" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="subGenus" subGenus="Pandanaceae">Pandanus (Pandanaceae)</taxonomicName>
|
||
. Less commonly, the Black-footed Tree Rat also eats flowers, grass, and invertebrates.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="DE8300E8345AFFEBE199202372028F88" pageId="124" pageNumber="724" type="breeding">
|
||
<paragraph id="96265363345AFFEBE199202372028F88" blockId="124.[172,1380,2011,3462]" pageId="124" pageNumber="724">
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||
<emphasis id="A4ED8F71345AFFEBE1992023767D8F5F" bold="true" box="[174,308,3114,3148]" pageId="124" pageNumber="724">Breeding.</emphasis>
|
||
Breeding has been reported throughout the year, but births peak in middle of dry season (August-September). Gestation lasts 43-44 days, unusually long for Australian rodent species. Litter size 1-3. Females attain sexual maturity at ¢.80-90 days.
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||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="DE8300E8345AFFEBE19B20A973ED8E02" pageId="124" pageNumber="724" type="activity">
|
||
<paragraph id="96265363345AFFEBE19B20A973ED8E02" blockId="124.[172,1380,2011,3462]" pageId="124" pageNumber="724">
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||
<emphasis id="A4ED8F71345AFFEBE19B20A976D28FD1" bold="true" box="[172,411,3232,3266]" pageId="124" pageNumber="724">Activity patterns.</emphasis>
|
||
The Black-footed Tree Rat is nocturnal; it dens during the day in tree hollows, in fallen hollow logs, or sometimes in dense foliage of understory plants (particularly
|
||
<taxonomicName id="519928E0345AFFEBE05120E676B98E02" box="[358,496,3311,3345]" class="Liliopsida" family="Pandanaceae" genus="Pandanus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Pandanales" pageId="124" pageNumber="724" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Pandanus</taxonomicName>
|
||
). The species forages in trees and on the ground.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="DE8300E8345AFFEBE19A211F75B38E95" pageId="124" pageNumber="724" type="biology_ecology">
|
||
<paragraph id="96265363345AFFEBE19A211F75B38E95" blockId="124.[172,1380,2011,3462]" pageId="124" pageNumber="724">
|
||
<emphasis id="A4ED8F71345AFFEBE19A211F743C8E2B" bold="true" box="[173,885,3350,3384]" pageId="124" pageNumber="724">Movements, Home range and Social organization.</emphasis>
|
||
Home ranges are 10-100 ha, and males probably have larger home ranges than females. Black-footed Tree Rats are generally solitary. They use multiple den sites.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="DE8300E8345AFFEBE4862D1070408135" pageId="124" pageNumber="724" type="conservation">
|
||
<paragraph id="96265363345AFFEBE4862D1070408135" blockId="124.[1457,2664,281,709]" pageId="124" pageNumber="724">
|
||
<emphasis id="A4ED8F71345AFFEBE4862D10705E8228" bold="true" box="[1457,1815,281,315]" pageId="124" pageNumber="724">Status and Conservation.</emphasis>
|
||
Classified as Vulnerable on The IUCN Red List because of continuing population decline. Also listed as vulnerable under Australian legislation. The Black-footed Tree Rat is now seldom recorded in Queensland or the Kimberley, and monitoring has demonstrated an ongoing severe decline in the Northern Territory. Decline is probably due mainly to the current regime of frequent and extensive fires, and predation by feral cats, but in parts of its range prime habitat has also been cleared and fragmented.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="DE8300E8345AFFEBE4862E3E7FEB81D6" pageId="124" pageNumber="724" type="bibRefCitation_list">
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||
<paragraph id="96265363345AFFEBE4862E3E7FEB81D6" blockId="124.[1457,2664,281,709]" pageId="124" pageNumber="724">
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F71345AFFEBE4862E3E71038143" bold="true" box="[1457,1610,567,592]" pageId="124" pageNumber="724">Bibliography.</emphasis>
|
||
Crichton (1969), Firth, Woinarski, Brennan & Hempel (2006), Friend (1987), Friend & Taylor (1985), Griffiths et al. (2002), Jackson & Groves (2015), Longman (1916), Ogilby (1892), Rankmore (2006), Van Dyck & Strahan (2008), Watts & Aslin (1981), Woinarski, Armstrong et al. (2010), Woinarski, Burbidge et al. (2014), Woinarski, Milne & Wanganeen (2001), Ziembicki et al. (2013).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
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