Episode 39
Macrotarsomys petteri
Tue, 2017-Jun-13 00:45 UTC
Length - 2:07
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The featured article for Tuesday, 13 June 2017 is Macrotarsomys petteri.
Macrotarsomys petteri, also known as Petter's big-footed mouse, is a Malagasy rodent in the genus Macrotarsomys. With a head and body length of 150 mm (5.9 in) and body mass of 105 g (3.7 oz), Macrotarsomys petteri is the largest species of its genus. The upperparts are brown, darkest in the middle of the back, and the underparts are white to yellowish. The animal has long whiskers, short forelimbs, and long hindfeet. The tail ends in a prominent tuft of long, light hairs. The skull is robust and the molars are low-crowned and cuspidate.
Macrotarsomys petteri is now found only in the Mikea Forest of southwestern Madagascar, but subfossil records indicate that it used to be more widely distributed in southern Madagascar. Climatic changes and competition with introduced species may have led to the shift in its distribution. The Mikea Forest, the only place where it is still known to occur, is threatened by human development.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:45 UTC on Tuesday, 13 June 2017.
For the full current version of the article, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrotarsomys_petteri.
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