Katuwar muzaharar tashi mai tashi (Petaurus australis) na dangin mawaƙan tashi ne, umarnin marsupial.
Rarraba katuwar mahaukaciyar tashi.
Gagararren jirgin saman da ke tashi sama yana da kusanci a Gabas ta Ostiraliya, inda ya bazu a gabashin gabas da kudu maso gabashin Australiya a cikin dazuzzukan eucalyptus. An samo shi a Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales. Yankin na ciki ne, yana shimfida ɗaruruwan kilomita kuma ana rarrabe shi ta hanyar rarraba mutane, amma ba daidai ba. Wannan nau'in yana da wuya a ko'ina a cikin yankin, amma na cikin Gabas Gippsland.
Gidan mazaunin katuwar iska mai tashi.
Babban kifin da ke tashi sama yana rayuwa a cikin dazuzzukan da ke bakin teku da kuma bude hanya. Yana zaune cikin gandun daji masu dausayi. Ya fi son kawai bishiyoyin bishiyar eucalyptus da suka girma a cikin yankuna da ke da ruwan sama mai yawa, masu yanayi mai kyau da yanayi. A arewacin Queensland, yana zaune ne a cikin dazuzzuka a tsawan tsawan ƙasa a yanayin ƙarancin zafi. Ana samun sararin samaniya galibi a cikin tsaunuka da dazuzzukan bakin teku, wanda bishiyoyin eucalyptus na lokacin hunturu suka mamaye su, kuma tare da bishiyoyin da suka isa wadata dabbobi da abinci.
Wannan nau'ikan kurege mai shawagi ya mamaye manyan yankuna, kimanin hekta 30-65, wanda dukkanin iyalai ke zaune a ciki.
Sabili da haka, don rayuwa, dabbobi suna buƙatar manyan wuraren daji tare da wadataccen abinci: nectar, invertebrates. Girman yankin dole ne ya kasance aƙalla 180-350 km2 don rayuwar jama'a mai yuwuwa. Dabbobi ba sa rayuwa a ƙananan yankuna, kuma ba za su iya cin nasara a sararin samaniya kyauta ba tare da bishiyoyi. Tun lokacin da yake shawagi a cikin iska, manyan jiragen ruwa suna tashi ba da nisa ba, saboda haka zasu iya jure sare bishiyoyi matsakaici ne kawai.
Alamomin waje na wani katuwar fulawar marsupial mai tashi.
Tsawon jikin katuwar fulawowi mai tashi daga sama ya fara daga 27 zuwa 30 cm, kuma jelar kuma tsawonta yakai cm 41 zuwa 48. Girman jikin ya kai gram 435 zuwa 710. ‘Yar jakar tana da bangarori daban daban guda biyu, tare da ingantattun bangarori, wannan fasalin fasali ne na wadannan marsupials. Gashi yana da kyau kuma siliki. Wutsiya yana da aiki mai kamawa kuma an rufe shi da gashi.
Launin fur din wata inuwa ce mai launin toka-ruwan kasa a saman kuma cream tare da ɗigon ruwan hoda-orange a gefen. Legafafu baƙi ne, raƙumi mai duhu ya fito a kan cinyoyin. Auricles rabin tsiraici ne, hanci ruwan hoda ne. Jirgin sama yana haɗa wuyan hannu zuwa idon sawu. Maza suna da girma, mata suna da ƙanana kaɗan.
Kiwo mai girman kai mai tashi.
Kiwo yana da iyaka zuwa watan Agusta zuwa Disamba a Victoria, amma a cikin Queensland, guguwar tashi da ke yawo kowace shekara. Mata suna da nono guda biyu a cikin yar jakar da ba ta cika ba. A matsayinka na ƙa'ida, mata suna yin ɗiya ɗaya, kodayake wani lokacin ana haihuwar biyu. 'Ya'yan samari masu tashi sama suna zaune a cikin aljihun mahaifiyarsu fiye da watanni 3, sa'annan su kwashe wasu kwanaki 60 a cikin gida. Duk dabbobin da suka balaga suna kula da zuriyar.
Aramar samari masu tashi sama sun zama masu 'yanci bayan watanni 18 - 24, kuma suna haifuwa kuma suna ba da offspringa ata yana da shekaru 2.
Halin katuwar gwatso mai tashi.
Kura-gizan da ke tashi a duniyar sama suna aiki sosai, dabbobi ne masu danshi, marasa motsa jiki. Suna da ikon ɗaukar nesa har zuwa mita 114. Irin wannan kifin da ke tashi sama yana da matukar tasiri yayin motsa jiki, kuma galibi yana yin babbar murya lokacin da yake tafiya. A yayin tashi, wutsiya galibi tana tsaye tsaye, tana kama da wutsiyar kyanwa, amma tana da girma. Kura-gizan da ke tashi a sararin samaniya dabbobi ne masu fada-a-ji, musamman ba sa yarda da kasancewar wasu jinsinsu a cikin yankin da ake sarrafawa. Wadannan marsupials suna da ɗan zamantakewa kuma suna rayuwa a cikin ƙananan ƙungiyoyin dangi: 1 babba namiji da mata 1 ko biyu tare da zuriyarsu. Galibi mahaukata masu tashi sama suna haifar da gida-layi a cikin ramin itace, inda suke hutawa da rana.
Abincin katuwar iska mai tashi.
Kura-gizan da ke tashi a sararin samaniya suna cin abincin tsire-tsire, suna cin fure, tsire-tsire, kuma suna shan ruwan 'ya'yan itace. Ana sakin ruwan ne ta hanyar yankan haushi a jikin kututturen eucalyptus (resinifera), kuma kugunta masu tashi sama sai su lasar da ruwan da ke fitowa. A wannan yanayin, kayan murfin jikin kowane bishiyoyi sun lalace sosai. Hakanan abincin ya hada da kwari da tsutsu, gizo-gizo, da ƙananan ƙananan vertebrates.
Matsayi na kiyayewa na ƙatuwar kurar iska.
Giantatattun squan tsuntsu masu tashi sama suna da alaƙa da wani nau'in bishiyar eucalyptus, sarewa ko lalacewar sa yana haifar da raguwar wurin zama. Ana share gandun daji na Eucalyptus a Ostiraliya, kuma ana amfani da yankunan da suka ɓace don amfanin gona. Rashin tsufa na tsofaffin bishiyoyi tare da ramuka yana haifar da raguwar ƙimar marsupials.
Akwai karancin bishiyoyi marasa fa'ida a mazaunin manya-manyan ungulu masu tashi sama.
Kari akan haka, galibi bishiyoyi suna faduwa daga iska mai iska kuma suna konewa. Kura-gizan da ke yawo a sararin samaniya suna buƙatar manyan wurare don gida da ciyarwa. Sabili da haka, wanzuwar jinsin yana buƙatar kiyaye gandun daji na eucalyptus.
Rasa muhalli da gutsure gandun daji, ci gaban aikin noma da ci gaba da kone gandun daji da manoma ke yi shine babbar barazanar wannan nau'in. An lasafta manyan flyingan iska masu tashi sama a cikin wani rukuni na kusa da barazanar. Shirye-shiryen sa ido da aka gudanar sun nuna raguwar yawan jama'a a duk wuraren zama, wanda ke gab da kashi 30% cikin ƙarni uku.
Ci gaba da raguwar lambobi mai yiyuwa ne sakamakon hasarar wuraren zama da kuma rarrabuwa saboda fili.
Lalacewar mazaunin da yake akwai sakamakon gobara da kuma fitar da itace daga cikin kewayon, yana haifar da fitowar wasu kebabbun mutane na manya-manyan marsupials kuma babbar barazana ce ga jinsin, saboda dumbin bukatun da suke da shi ga yanayin. Saboda wadannan dalilai, manya-manyan guguwa masu tashi sama suna dab da sanya su cikin jerin nau'ikan halittu masu rauni ta hanyar wasu ma'auni. Wannan nau'in marsupials yana nan a cikin wasu wurare masu kariya. Adana manyan yankuna na tsaffin gandun daji eucalyptus yana da mahimmanci don wanzuwar manya-manyan marsupials. Saboda haka, rabe-raben kewayon zuwa yankuna daban-daban shine babbar barazanar dake tattare da jinsin, saboda fadada da fadi-tashin bukatun jinsin zuwa mazaunin. Saboda wadannan dalilai, manyan kusurwowi masu tashi sama suna dab da sanya su cikin jerin nau'ikan halittu masu rauni ta wasu sharudda. Adana manyan yankuna na tsaffin gandun daji eucalyptus yana da mahimmanci don wanzuwar manyan iran iska masu tashi sama.