Phascogale

The phascogales (members of the eponymous genusPhascogale), also known as wambengers or mousesacks,^[1] are carnivorous Australian marsupials of the family Dasyuridae. There are three species: the brush-tailed phascogale (Phascogale tapoatafa), the red-tailed phascogale (P. calura), and the northern brush-tailed phascogale (P. pirata). As with a number of dasyurid species, the males live for only one year, dying after a period of frenzied mating. The name wambenger comes from the Nyungar language.^[2] The term Phascogale was coined in 1824 by Coenraad Jacob Temminck in reference to the brush-tailed phascogale, and means "pouched weasel". All three species are listed as either Near Threatened or Vulnerable by the IUCN.

The following is a phylogenetic tree based on mitochondrial genome sequences:^[3]

The genus consists of the following three species:

Mating generally happens between May and July. All males die soon after mating. Females give birth to about 6 young ones about 30 days after mating. Phascogales do not have the true pouch that is found in most other marsupials . Instead, they form temporary folds of skin - sometimes called a "pseudo-pouch" Alrededor de las glándulas mamarias durante el embarazo. Las crías permanecen en esta pseudobolsa, mamando durante unas 7 semanas antes de ser trasladadas a un nido donde permanecen hasta el destete, alrededor de las 20 semanas de edad. Las hembras viven unos 3 años y generalmente tienen una sola camada.

• Groves, CP (2005). Wilson, DE ; Reeder, DM (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3.ª  ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 31–32 . ISBN  0-801-88221-4OCLC 62265494​​ 

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