Honey possum (honey sucking) - Honey possum (English spelling)

Japanese: フクロミツスイ(袋蜜吸) - フクロミツスイ(英語表記)honey possum
Honey possum (honey sucking) - Honey possum (English spelling)
A marsupial mammal of the family Pectiniidae. It lives in the forests of southwestern Australia. It licks up nectar and pollen with its long tongue, which extends about 2.5 cm (about 1/3 of its body length) from the tip of its mouth. Nectar-eating is an extremely unique diet for mammals, and is unknown except in some bats. It also eats small insects. Body length 7-8.5 cm, tail length 8.8-10 cm, weight 10-20 g. It looks similar to an insectivorous shrew, with a long, pointed snout to accommodate its long tongue.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
有袋目フクロミツスイ科の哺乳類。オーストラリア南西部の森林にすむ。口先から約2.5cm(体長の約1/3)のびる長い舌で,花みつと花粉をなめとって食べる。花みつ食は,哺乳類の食性としてきわめて特異で,一部のコウモリ類を除き他に知られていない。小昆虫類も食べる。体長7~8.5cm,尾長8.8~10cm,体重10~20g。外観は食虫類のトガリネズミに似て,吻(ふん)が長くとがるが,これは長い舌を収めるためのものである。

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