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The brush-tailed phascogale (''Phascogale tapoatafa''), also known by its Australian native name tuan,〔Chambers English Dictionary.〕 the common wambenger or the black-tailed phascogale, is a rat-sized arboreal carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae, characterized by a tuft of black silky hairs on the terminal portion of its tail. Males of this species do not live past the age of one, as they die after reproducing. ==Taxonomy== The brush-tailed phascogale was first described by F. Meyer in 1793; George Shaw published a revised description in 1800. For some time it was considered a member of the opossum genus ''Didelphis'', but this ended in 1844 when Coenraad Jacob Temminck erected the genus ''Phascogale''. The species is closely related to the red-tailed phascogale (''P. calura''). Its scientific name, ''tapoatafa'', is a reference to an indigenous Australian name for the species. It has sometimes been known as ''Phascogale penicillata'', referring to its brushed tail. There are two subspecies: *''P. t. tapoatafa'', found in southern Australia; *''P. t. pirata'', found in northern Australia. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brush-tailed phascogale」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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