Dasyurus spartacus
– Vulnerable
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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MAMMALIA
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Order:
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DASYUROMORPHIA
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Family:
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DASYURIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Dasyurus spartacus
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Species Authority:
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Van Dyck, 1987
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Synonym/s:
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Satanellus spartacus (Van Dyck, 1987)
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Common Name/s:
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| English | — | BRONZE QUOLL |
| French | — | CHAT MARSUPIAL BRONZÉ |
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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VU A1c ver 2.3 (1994)
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Year Assessed:
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1996
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Annotations:
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Needs updating
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Assessor/s:
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Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group
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Geographic Range
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Range Description:
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Southwestern Papua New Guinea
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Countries:
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Native:
Papua New Guinea
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Population
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Population Trend:
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Habitat and Ecology
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Habitat and Ecology:
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This species inhabits low savannah and is nocturnal.
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System:
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Terrestrial
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List of Habitats:
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| 2.1 | Savanna - Dry |
| 4.5 | Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry |
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Threats
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Threats:
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Subject to habitat alteration, loss of cover.
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List of Threats:
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| 1 | Habitat Loss/Degradation (human induced) (ongoing) |
| 2.1 | Invasive alien species (directly affecting the species) - Competitors (ongoing) |
| 2.2 | Invasive alien species (directly affecting the species) - Predators (ongoing) |
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Bibliography
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Bibliography:
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Nowak, R.M. (ed.) 1999. Walkers Mammals of the World. Sixth edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London.
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