Dactylopsila tatei

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	DIPROTODONTIA	PETAURIDAE

Scientific Name:

Dactylopsila tatei

Species Authority:

Laurie, 1952

Common Name/s:

English

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Tate's Triok, Fergusson Island Striped Possum

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s

Leary, T., Wright, D., Hamilton, S., Singadan, R., Menzies, J., Bonaccorso, F., Helgen, K., Seri, L. & Allison, A.

Evaluator/s:

Lamoreux, J. & Hilton-Taylor, C. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:
Listed as Endangered because its extent of occurrence is less than 200 km², all individuals are in a single location, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat. Field surveys are needed to determine whether or not it occurs elsewhere on the island.

History:

1996	–	Endangered (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
1994	–	Endangered (IUCN)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This poorly-known species is endemic to Fergusson Island, of the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua New Guinea. All records are from the mountains in the west of the island at elevations of 600 to 1,000 m asl; it is possible that the species is restricted to this area (Flannery 1995).
Countries:	Native: Papua New Guinea
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	It is known from very few specimens (most recently, a specimen was collected in 2003).
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is a nocturnal and arboreal species of primary tropical moist forest habitats. During the day animals den in dry leaf nests in hollows. Its diet is largely composed of insects, fruits, and leaves.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The threats to this species are not known, but presumably include loss of suitable habitat and denning sites because of expanding agriculture.

Major Threat(s):

The threats to this species are not known, but presumably include loss of suitable habitat and denning sites because of expanding agriculture.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is not known if the species is present in any protected areas. Further field studies are needed to better determine the distribution (particularly to see if it is present elsewhere on the island), abundance, and threats to this little-known species.

Conservation Actions:

It is not known if the species is present in any protected areas. Further field studies are needed to better determine the distribution (particularly to see if it is present elsewhere on the island), abundance, and threats to this little-known species.

Citation:	Leary, T., Wright, D., Hamilton, S., Singadan, R., Menzies, J., Bonaccorso, F., Helgen, K., Seri, L. & Allison, A. 2008. Dactylopsila tatei. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 November 2009.
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