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JOrnitho: Hello! I'm back with ideas for some new species for South America. I found in my computer an archive with some ideas for fauna and flora that I had some time ago and decided to show there to ask your opinion about them. The first is about a descendant of the domestic chicken. [more]Copper jacumitan (Jacumita cuprinus) During the Holocene, the man introduced many species in other continents. The jacumitan is a descendant of domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) that are introduced in South America. It replaced the birds in the family Cracidae, which are extinct in the Neocene, in some areas. In a matter of fact, the name jacumitan is the junction of the words jacu, the popular name in Brazil for guans of the Genus Penelope, and the tupi word mitã (mitan) that means new, this way the name means “new guan”. The copper jacumitan is the type species of this genus and lives in the savannas and woodlands of Central South America. The copper jacumitan is sexually dysmorphic. The male measure 190 cm, due to the long tail, it has a bright coppery brown upperbody plumage and reddish-brown feathers below. They also have metallic dark green feathers on the tail and wings. Only males have a bright red naked skin on the face, with two wattles that conceal the sides of its head. This characteristic is shared by all males of the genus Jacumita. The males of the genus also have crests formed by white feathers with black tips. During courtship and panic moments, they rise the crests. The females have 75 cm of length and are cryptic brown and adapted to camouflage, its naked skin on the face is pale pink and don’t have flesh wattles. The young males are similar to the females until they reach 9 weeks, at this time the wattle begin to develop. Both sexes have long orange colored legs and grey beak. The males have spurs that they use in fights for dominance. The neck is long and slim. Copper jacumitans can fly, but prefer to run from the predators flying only as last resort. These birds are omnivorous and feed on insects, seeds, and fruits. Its forage for food by scratching the ground, usually near herbivores this way there is other animals observing for the presence of predators. Often the male sits on a high perch, to serve as a lookout for his group. He sounds an alarm call if predators are nearby. At night it will sleep perched on branches. Copper jacumitans are polygamous; the male will have a harem with 5 to 12 females and will guards the area where his females are nesting, and attack other males that enter his territory. To initiate courting, the males will dance in a circle around or near a female, raising their crests and lowering the wing which is closest to the hen. Then, he will vocalize and when she responds to his call, the male will mount her and proceed with the mating. The females make their nest in the ground, laying 6 to 14 red eggs which are incubated for 22 days. Chicks are precocious, leaving the nest shortly they are born. They fledge in about 4 to 5 weeks, and at 13 weeks old are chased out of the group by their mother, at which point the young males start to form a harem and the females join an existing one. Sexual maturity is reached at 6 months and the lifespan of this species is of 13 years, however is common for males to die early due to predation. Other species in the genus Jacumita are: Golden jacumitan (Jacumita aurea) Living in the forests of the Atlantic coast of South America, the males of this species has 200 cm of length, from beak to tail, while the females have 83 cm. The plumage of the male have a bright golden-yellow plumage in the upperparts, being scarlet in the chest and belly. They have dark metallic green wing feathers and tail while the female is cryptic brown. Red jacumitan (Jacumita amazonica) Living in the "terra firme" forests of the Amazon , the males of this species has 185 cm of length, from beak to tail, while females have 70 cm. The plumage of male is bright orange-red in the upperparts, while their chest and belly is yellow. The males also have dark metallic blue wing feathers and tail while the female is cryptic brown. Andean jacumitan (Jacumita andina) Living in the highland forests in the slopes of the Andes, the males of this species has 170 cm of length, from beak to tail, while females have 68 cm. The plumage of the males is white in the upperparts and yellowish-red in the belly and chest. The males also have dark metallic blue wing feathers and tail while the female is cryptic brown. This other one is about a descendant of the californian quail: Common austral grouse (Tetraoinus australis) During the Holocene, the man introduced many exotic species different habitats, the ancestor of the austral grouse was one of these species. Their ancestor was not a true grouse, but the Californian quail, due to evolutionary convergence they acquired characteristics similar to the true grouses of North America. Living in the forests of Southern South America, the male austral grouse are 55 cm long and the female have 44 cm of length. The male have a dark grey body plumage, black-and-white bridled head pattern, black back and a greyish-blue belly. They have a curving crest or plume, made of six feathers that droops forward (long and black in males /short and brown in females) and long forked blackish tail with white undertail coverts. Females and immature birds are mainly greyish-brown with a light-brown belly. Both sexes have a black bill and relatively long grey legs. Their diet consists mainly of seeds and leaves, but they also eat some berries and insects. In some regions their main source of food are the seeds of trees of the Genus Araucaria. These birds are not elegant fliers, however they sleep perched in branches. Given a choice, they will normally escape on foot. During the courtship, the male austral grouse do displays on a lek, each male have a “personal space”. The males strut around their chose space, doing a display. The display consists of the male posturing himself with the head near the ground. Then, they start to move it from right to left showing their crests, simultaneously they raising the tail feathers, showing their withe undertail coverts. After that, they will raise their heads abruptly and whilst make a highly distinctive mating call. When another male invade the personal space of other, a fight happens, in this case the male will try to take of the crest of the rival, this way they will not be capable to display for the females. The female usually lays approximately 12 spotted eggs. The nest is a shallow scrape lined with vegetation on the ground. Incubation lasts from 21–25 days, usually performed by the female and rarely by the male. The chicks are precocial, leaving the nest with their parents within hours of hatching. The male stay with the female until the young leave, with 3 months. The young reach sexual maturity with 1 year, with this age the young males acquire the coloration of an adult male. Their lifespan is of 27 years. In the forests of Tierra del Fuego another species lives, the Black boreal grouse (Tetraoinus nigrus). Their main difference to the other species is that the males have an all-black plumage, with only a faint shade of blue in the chest and brown undertail coverts. The females are similar to that of the common austral grouse. The males have 52 cm and the females 41 cm.[/more] I also have in this archive some names for possible species that I never developed bayond some few facts. Maybe someone could help me make their descriptions.
JOrnitho: wovoka ïèøåò: JOrnitho, I'm going on vacation for 2 weeks. I won’t have a laptop and I don’t know if there will be a normal Internet on the phone. Maybe you can take on the development the bestiary and the plan of the chapter about microwolves for this time. I think, for you, as a specialist in rodents, it will be especially interesting, and when I return, I will try to complete the descriptions of Maba, Ocumo, Knight-beetle and Water lily. And we will work on the chapters about Catatumbo & Maracaibo. Ok! I'll work in these descriptions and in others that are pending.
wovoka: JOrnitho ïèøåò: Ok! I'll work in these descriptions and in others that are pending. Thank you! I just now thought that you are an expert in rodents and birds. And what if we come up with a chapter about some form of symbiosis between some rodent and a Passeriformes bird. Do you think such a symbiosis is possible, and what species of animal and bird could it be? But let's make this chapter not in South America, but on some island in the Philippines, for example.
JOrnitho: wovoka ïèøåò: I just now thought that you are an expert in rodents and birds. And what if we come up with a chapter about some form of symbiosis between some rodent and a Passeriformes bird. Do you think such a symbiosis is possible, and what species of animal and bird could it be? But let's make this chapter not in South America, but on some island in the Philippines, for example. Maybe it's related to their nests. The bird could make a nest that is also used by the rodent and the mammal could offer some type of protection. Perhaps it could be in the Southeastern Asia? I had an idea of a descendant of the goat that could have an appearence like that of the cryptid Kting Voar
wovoka: JOrnitho ïèøåò: Maybe it's related to their nests. The bird could make a nest that is also used by the rodent and the mammal could offer some type of protection. Perhaps it could be in the Southeastern Asia? I had an idea of a descendant of the goat that could have an appearence like that of the cryptid Kting Voar Very good ideas we will use them in chapter. And my idea is the following, the goat, like Kting Voar, eats some kind of shrub that is especially tasty for him. The bird rises into the air and looks out for a grazing goat in the thickets, it finds a rodent, and calls him along to find this bush. When a rodent finds a bush, it digs the ground under it, looking for a large number of tasty larvae there, feeding on the edible roots of the bush, since there are many larvae, both the rodent and the bird eat them. Also, a bird can help a rodent find anthills and termite mounds, and when irodent destroys them to eat insects, the bird eats eggs and insect larvae. We just need to decide on which island of the Philippine archipelago this happens, find out what plants with edible roots are there, what species of beetles larvae can eat them and decide what the species of insectivorous rodent and insectivorous Passeriformes bird. As well as species of ants and termites. And perhaps some kind of bird of prey capable of hunting both a bird and a rodent. But the little bird will learn to distract the predator and thus save the life of his hunting partner. When I will return, I do a search for the island and animal species. I think eight biological species will be enough for the chapter: goat, rodent, insectivorous bird, bird of prey, beetle with tasty larvae, ants, termites, edible bush may be with berries which also will eat the "partners".
JOrnitho: wovoka ïèøåò: Very good ideas we will use them in chapter. And my idea is the following, the goat, like Kting Voar, eats some kind of shrub that is especially tasty for him. The bird rises into the air and looks out for a grazing goat in the thickets, it finds a rodent, and calls him along to find this bush. When a rodent finds a bush, it digs the ground under it, looking for a large number of tasty larvae there, feeding on the edible roots of the bush, since there are many larvae, both the rodent and the bird eat them. Also, a bird can help a rodent find anthills and termite mounds, and when irodent destroys them to eat insects, the bird eats eggs and insect larvae. We just need to decide on which island of the Philippine archipelago this happens, find out what plants with edible roots are there, what species of beetles larvae can eat them and decide what the species of insectivorous rodent and insectivorous Passeriformes bird. As well as species of ants and termites. And perhaps some kind of bird of prey capable of hunting both a bird and a rodent. But the little bird will learn to distract the predator and thus save the life of his hunting partner. When I will return, I do a search for the island and animal species. I think eight biological species will be enough for the chapter: goat, rodent, insectivorous bird, bird of prey, beetle with tasty larvae, ants, termites, edible bush may be with berries which also will eat the "partners". I like it! This passerine could be like the Indicatoridae, but showing anthills and termitaries. Don't you think that this chapter fould happen in Cambodia or Vietnam?
wovoka: JOrnitho ïèøåò: I like it! This passerine could be like the Indicatoridae, but showing anthills and termitaries. Yes! Not in Cambodia, not in Vietnam, not Philippine archipelago there is no wild species of goats, only domestic or became feral domestic goats. So it is not important in what part of South Eastern Asia to make chapter. I prefer one of two Philippine islands were there goat farms: Negros and Bohol. But in neocene map Negros almost became a one island with Panay and Cebu. But i want not very big island. So it will be Bohol. Phisical map of Bohol https://ppdo.bohol.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/wppa/292.jpg And I like one of goat breeds that is used by farmers of Philippine: Boer goat. May be our goat will become bigger and more massive with horns like has Kting Voar and big hanging ears. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boer_goat Rodent can be Rattus tanezumi, Rattus exulans, Rattus everetti, Bullimus bagobus, Batomys salomonseni. Who is better? The Passeriformes bird will be Rhipidura samarensis its behavior it's that what we need! It's endemic of some islands of Philippines but it has Least Concern status. Or, if not this bird, than it can be Hypothymis azurea it has very huge areal in South Eastern Asia. But I prefer the first variant. Bird of prey will be Besra sparrowhawk (Accipiter virgatus). There is no termites on the island but they could get there from nearby islands. The species will be Macrotermes gilvus. On the island there only two species of ants and both are very aggressive invasive species Solenopsis geminata and Anoplolepis gracilipes. We can describe war between armies of these two species for the colonies of Ricania speculum which produce honeydew sucking sap of Arenga tremula (this insect doesn't present on the island but can get from nearby islands). Our little bird will eat imago, nymphs and eggs of Ricania speculum. Our rodent will need some protective organs two feed both these ants, because they just could kill him. And this will be not enough one bird two help him but a flock of Rhipidura samarensis. The beetle will be Leucopholis irrorata. The plant which roots will eat his larvae and which leaves will eat goat and which berries will eat bird and rodent will be Cordyline fruticosa. The big prey animal that will hunt on goats will be native Viverra tangalunga. The species we can add to chapter or do not. Also partners may be will eat berries Antidesma bunius (there is no on the island but the birds could bring seeds with their guano from nearby islands). Also can be native for this island beetles: 1. Onthophagus armatus eating dung of goat. 2. Oryctes rhinoceros pest of Arenga tremula the ants will eat it's larvae.
JOrnitho: wovoka ïèøåò: I prefer one of two Philippine islands were there goat farms: Negros and Bohol. But in neocene map Negros almost became a one island with Panay and Cebu. But i want not very big island. So it will be Bohol. Phisical map of Bohol https://ppdo.bohol.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/wppa/292.jpg And I like one of goat breeds that is used by farmers of Philippine: Boer goat. May be our goat will become bigger and more massive with horns like has Kting Voar and big hanging ears. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boer_goat I like it! The Kting voar could be like a bull, similar to the extinct kouprey, but with these characteristics. Sometime ago I proposed some animals for the Philippines too. Here they are: A semi-aquatic descendant of the pig, called Khinzir (Khinzir amphibius) that live in Philippines, Borneo and Sulawesi. A descendant of the descendant of the Philippine mouse-deer called three-horned deer (Amplitragulus tricornis). A predatory descendant of the asian house shrew called Giant chuchunder (Chuchunder ferox). It have the size of a raccon. wovoka ïèøåò: Rodent can be Rattus tanezumi, Rattus exulans, Rattus everetti, Bullimus bagobus, Batomys salomonseni. Who is better? We could use the Rattus everetti. We could do something interesting with Rattus tanezumi, perhaps an arboreal species like the South American Echimyidae. wovoka ïèøåò: The Passeriformes bird will be Rhipidura samarensis its behavior it's that what we need! It's endemic of some islands of Philippines but it has Least Concern status. Or, if not this bird, than it can be Hypothymis azurea it has very huge areal in South Eastern Asia. But I prefer the first variant. I think that Rhipidura samarensis is good as the ancestor. Later we could use Hypothymis azurea as an ancestor for Formicariidae-like birds in Asia.
wovoka: JOrnitho ïèøåò: I like it! The Kting voar could be like a bull, similar to the extinct kouprey, but with these characteristics. Cool idea! JOrnitho ïèøåò: We could use the Rattus everetti. We could do something interesting with Rattus tanezumi, perhaps an arboreal species like the South American Echimyidae. Ok! Let's do it! JOrnitho ïèøåò: A semi-aquatic descendant of the pig, called Khinzir (Khinzir amphibius) that live in Philippines, Borneo and Sulawesi. A descendant of the descendant of the Philippine mouse-deer called three-horned deer (Amplitragulus tricornis). A predatory descendant of the asian house shrew called Giant chuchunder (Chuchunder ferox). It have the size of a raccon. We can use them also in chapter. But i don't know how Three-horned deer (Amplitragulus tricornis) will get to Bohol, now Tragulus nigricans living only in Palawan and Balabac and he is endangared. Better make in somebody like that in Borneo from Tragulus napu or Tragulus kanchil. The forest will consist of trees from Holocene Bohol island: Vitex parviflora, Swietenia mahagoni, Ficus elastica, Artocarpus heterophyllus, Pandanus tectorius. In what tree rodent and bird will better make their common nest? And also they will prefer to live on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate_Hills
JOrnitho: wovoka ïèøåò: But i don't know how Three-horned deer (Amplitragulus tricornis) will get to Bohol, now Tragulus nigricans living only in Palawan and Balabac and he is endangared. Better make in somebody like that in Borneo from Tragulus napu or Tragulus kanchil. When I made this animal, I thought that it would live in Palawan and Balabac. Isn’t possible for one of the other species to move to the Philippines through island jumping? wovoka ïèøåò: In what tree rodent and bird will better make their common nest? I think that Vitex parviflora could work.
wovoka: JOrnitho ïèøåò: When I made this animal, I thought that it would live in Palawan and Balabac. Isn’t possible for one of the other species to move to the Philippines through island jumping? That's why, unfortunately, we couldn't include this animal in the chapter. JOrnitho ïèøåò: I think that Vitex parviflora could work. So then they will live in common nest on this tree. But how it will look like this common nest? This was your idea, can you describe it in more detail?
JOrnitho: wovoka ïèøåò: But how it will look like this common nest? This was your idea, can you describe it in more detail? I thought that these birds could make comunal nests, where the rats would also live.
wovoka: But how that nest will look like? And one more question. Your Idea was that rodent wold protect bird from enemies. In Bohol live Paradoxurus hermaphroditus it could be the main enemy for bird and rodent when they are in the nest, how would rodent protect himself and bird?
JOrnitho: wovoka ïèøåò: But how that nest will look like? I thought that it could be like those of a monk parakeet. They would build a single large nest with separate entrances for each pair. The colony would become large, with pairs occupying separate sections in composite nests. Talking about monk parakeets, they are good birds to appear in the chapter about eucalyptus and acacia woods. These birds expanded their territory because of the artificial forests. We could make an interesting descendant for them. wovoka ïèøåò: In Bohol live Paradoxurus hermaphroditus it could be the main enemy for bird and rodent when they are in the nest, how would rodent protect himself and bird? These rodents could also add sticks in the bird's nest, increasing it so they could make their own home. Living in large groups, they could also be aggressive, mobbing against predators.
wovoka: I came back! Interesting ideas. I agree with everything.
JOrnitho: wovoka You mentioned that you wanted to make an analogue to the megaloceros, so I thought that we could use the red deer that was introduced in Argentina and Chile. It could living in the Valdivian temperate forests and be tall, so it would feed in the tree branches and avoid competition with deermaras and local smaller deers. We could have it develop an antler in a different shape (maybe a crescent shape, so it could be a moon deer). Another candidate could be the fallow deer that was also introduced in Argentina and Chile, but this species don't fare well with glaciations. While it was even introduced in South Africa, I don't know if it can survive in any of the places where it was introduced after the Ice Age, besides the already established New Zealand.
wovoka: JOrnitho ïèøåò: wovoka You mentioned that you wanted to make an analogue to the megaloceros, so I thought that we could use the red deer that was introduced in Argentina and Chile. It could living in the Valdivian temperate forests and be tall, so it would feed in the tree branches and avoid competition with deermaras and local smaller deers. We could have it develop an antler in a different shape (maybe a crescent shape, so it could be a moon deer). Another candidate could be the fallow deer that was also introduced in Argentina and Chile, but this species don't fare well with glaciations. While it was even introduced in South Africa, I don't know if it can survive in any of the places where it was introduced after the Ice Age, besides the already established New Zealand. It is cool idea! It is strange I was sure I answered on this post. JOrnitho, I at last have made the description of Maba for our chapter about Catatumbo river https://sivatherium.borda.ru/?1-1-1690928393181-00000049-000-10001-0#056 But the description is in Russian and very long.
JOrnitho: Finished the description of some mongosses. Did we talked about other possible descendants? Also, if someone have a better name for the South American mongoose, I'm accepting. This one pretty bad, but it was only what I could think at the moment. South American meerkat (Parasuricata sociabilis) Order:Carnivora Family:Hespertidae Habitat:Savannas of Central South America During the entire Holocene, the introduction of animals by humans in habitats that weren’t their own was a common practice. The small Indian mongoose (Urva auropunctata) was introduced by the humans in the Caribbean island of Trinidad and in Surinam, French Guiana and Guyana in South America. This species proved to be well adapted for these areas and thrived. During the Neocene, the South American population had not only spread through the tropical areas of the continent, but had also generated a new subfamily, the Austrohespertinae, the South American mongooses. Among the species of this group is the South American meerkat, an inhabitant of savannas of Central South America. The South American meerkat is a small social mongoose with a slim build characterized by a broad head, large eyes, a pointed snout, long legs and a thin tapering tail. The head-and-body length is around 25–37 cm, and the weight is between 0.66–1 kg. Their soft fur is reddish-brown with dark gray stripes running down from its back to the base of the tail, which is covered by black rings and ends in a black tip. This species is primarily an insectivore, feeding heavily on beetles and lepidopterans; it can additionally feed on eggs, amphibians, scorpions and spiders, to whose venom they are immune, reptiles, small birds, plants and seeds. On the other hand, they are preyed on by birds of prey, large felines and snakes. The reason why this species receives the name of meerkat is due to the fact that they are social animals like the true meerkats from the Holocene. This species forms packs of two to 30 individuals each comprising nearly equal numbers of either sex and multiple family units of pairs and their offspring. Members of a pack take turns at jobs such as looking after pups and keeping a lookout for predators. They are a cooperatively breeding species—typically the dominant 'breeders' in a pack produce offspring, and the nonbreeding, subordinate 'helpers' provide altruistic care for the pups. This division of labor is not as strictly defined as it is in specialized eusocial species, Moreover, they have a clear dominance hierarchy with older individuals having a higher social status. South American meerkats are highly vigilant, and frequently survey their surroundings by turning their heads side to side, with some individuals always standing sentry and looking out for danger. Vocal communication is used frequently in different contexts, with repetitive, high-pitched barks used to warn others of predators nearby. A pack generally occupies a home range, 4 km2 large on average but sometimes as big as 10 km2, containing many burrows 50 to 100 m apart, of which some remain unused. These burrows are excavated by themselves. The area near the periphery of home ranges is scent marked mostly by the dominant individuals. They are very territorial, with encounters between members of different packs being highly aggressive, leading to severe injuries and often deaths. Subordinate individuals rarely are able to breed successfully, with dominant females often killing the litters of subordinate ones. As such, subordinate individuals will disperse to other packs to find mates during the breeding season. South American meerkats breed throughout the year with seasonal peaks, typically during months of heavy rainfall. After a gestation of 60 days, a litter of three to seven pups is born. They are born blind and deaf. Young pups are kept securely in a den, from where they emerge after around 16 days, the time that their eyes and ears are fully open. They start foraging with adults by 26 days. The nonbreeding members of the pack help substantially with juvenile care, for instance they feed the pups and huddle with them for warmth. The pups learn how to forage by watching their relatives, becoming old enough to forage within 12 weeks. They reach sexual maturity within two or three years and the lifespan is 15 years. Amazon mongoose (Neourva amazonica) Order:Carnivora Family:Hespertidae Habitat: Amazon rainforest, in areas of “terra firme” forest. During the Holocene, humans had introduced small Indian mongoose (Urva auropunctata) to Surinam, French Guiana and Guyana in South America. The animals thrived in these countries and by the Neocene they left descendants, which together form the subfamily Austrohespertinae. Several genera had spread through the continent, inhabiting different biomes. One of them is the Amazon mongoose, an inhabitant of “terra firme” areas in the Amazon rainforest. This species has the appearance of a typical mongoose. Its body is slender, and the head is elongated with a pointed snout. The length of the head and body is 55 cm, with a tail having 45 cm. The ears are short and round. The feet have five toes and long claws. Sexes differ in size, with males having a wider head and bigger bodies. Their fur is dark brown in the upperparts, while the belly is light brown. Amazon mongoose and other species of the genus Neourva had become great predators of serpents. They primarily achieves this through tiring the snake out, by enticing it to make multiple strikes which it acrobatically avoids. Secondary protection against the venomous bite includes the stiff rigid hair, which is excited at such times, the thick loose skin and specialized acetylcholine receptors render it resistant or immune to venom. Besides it, mongooses will also eat insects including dragonflies, grasshoppers, mole crickets, ground beetles, earwigs and ants. It also preys on spiders, scorpions, amphibs, birds, rats and small marsupials. Non venomous snakes are also eaten, but they avoid large species. They are solitary animals, only being seen in pairs during the mating season, which starts in rainy periods. The gestation period lasts for 60 to 65 days, the female gives birth to two to four offspring. They remain with their mother until reaching seven months, during this period they learn how to find food and to hunt venomous serpents. Sexual maturity is reached within ten months and they have a lifespan of 10 years. Other representatives of the genus Neourva are: Andean mongoose (Neourva minor) This species is an inhabitant of the Andean cloud forests. The smallest representative of the genus, with 16-23 cm of length. It has a large pointed head, small ears, a long tail, short limbs and long claws. The fur is a golden brown fur in the back and only gold in the belly.
ìåäâåäü: Interesting animals!
ëÿãóøêà: JOrnitho Good animals!
wovoka: Good animals! JOrnitho ïèøåò: South American meerkat Then better "pseudomeerkat" JOrnitho ïèøåò: Did we talked about other possible descendants? We were talking about: 1. the biggest Andean bear-like mongoose (hunts giant boas, very long poisonous snakes, huge tegus, although it can even sometimes hunt young and very old deers). 2. Hyena-like mongoose in some South American desert, eat can be saber-toothed eating armadillo and also big snakes and tegus. 3. Karumboi (in tapiete - he eats snake) mongoose from Marvelous Forest. He would be not like real mongoose, he would be like Galidia elegans (also red, but not only with a striped tail, but with a completely striped body, only with ginger head). 4. Mouse-sized mongooses from Marvelous forest: one smaller ticks and small spiders eating and one bigger eating little scorpions, centipedes and poison dart frogs. Names: A. Sanguya-aguara; B. Urare-aguara (Sanguya-aguara - (in tupi "sanguya" (correctly writing sanguja, but spelling Sanguya, in tapiete just anguya) means any myomorphs, aguara - means racoon) - so the name will translate mouse-racoon - this will be name of smaller mongoose; Urare-aguara - (in tupi "urare" means animal from the family Echimyidae) - this will be name of bigger mongoose) 5. Kuatirana-aguara (kuatirana - squirell in guarani, aguara - racoon in tupi) in Marvelous forest - Squirrel honey&nectar-eating mongoose. (His relative lemur-mongoose (mongoose looking like lemur, with lemur way of life and diet: absolutely herbivorous, eating fruits, berries, leaves, edible roots, may be nuts and mushrooms. I'll describe him for the chapter about jaguape). Also we can settle somewhere: 1. weasel like mongoose, eating birds and their eggs on trees;0000 2. mongoose like Liberiictis kuhni with long nose eating earthworms; 3. mongoose with pig nose like Arctonyx collaris eating leeches, poisonous frogs and so on; 4. mongoose like kusimanse - although eating not termites but Bumble Bees and social earth wasps like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agelaia_pallipes
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