山地树鼩
山地树鼩(学名:Tupaia montana)为婆罗洲特有的树鼩属物种。[1]其与马来王猪笼草等猪笼草之间存在着互惠关系。
山地树鼩 | |
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科学分类 | |
界: | 动物界 Animalia |
门: | 脊索动物门 Chordata |
纲: | 哺乳纲 Mammalia |
目: | 攀獸目 Scandentia |
科: | 树鼩科 Tupaiidae |
属: | 树鼩属 Tupaia |
种: | 山地树鼩 T. montana |
二名法 | |
Tupaia montana Thomas, 1892 | |
山地树鼩的分布地 |
形态特征
山地树鼩长尾,细吻。体长11至15厘米,尾长10至15厘米。其多栖息于地面,偶尔存在于树上。该物种被认为较属内的其他物种更具备社会性。[2]
食性
山地树鼩取食水果、种子及树叶。进食时会坐下,并用前爪抓住食物,类似于松鼠或沙鼠。其也吃昆虫。
其与劳氏猪笼草、大叶猪笼草及马来王猪笼草之间存在着互惠关系。山地树鼩取食猪笼草捕虫笼笼盖下分泌出的蜜液,同时将粪便排泄于猪笼草的捕虫笼内。[3][4][5]
参考文献
- Han, K. H., Stuebing, R. & Maryanto, I. . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008. [30 December 2008].
- Macmillan Illustrated Animal Encyclopedia.
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- Chin, L., J.A. Moran & C. Clarke 2010. Trap geometry in three giant montane pitcher plant species from Borneo is a function of tree shrew body size. New Phytologist 186 (2): 461–470. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.03166.x
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