Dactylopsila tatei

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Petauroidea
Template loop detected: Template:Taxonav Clade: Marsupialiformes Cohors: Marsupialia Cladus: Australidelphia Cladus: Eomarsupialia Ordo: Diprotodontia Subordo: Phalangeriformes Superfamilia: Petauroidea

Familia: Petauridae
Genus: Dactylopsila
Species: Dactylopsila tatei

Name edit

Dactylopsila tatei Laurie, 1952: 278

Holotype: BMNH 50.1327, adult ♀, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Mts. above Taibutu [=Saibutu] village, Faralulu district [=Awabula District], West Fergusson Island, SE. New Guinea [=Papua New Guinea], 2,000-3,000 ft [=610-915 m].”

References edit

Primary references edit

Laurie, E.M.O. 1952. Mammals collected by Mr. Shaw Mayer in New Guinea, 1932–1949. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology 1(10): 271–318. BHL Reference page.

Links edit

Dactylopsila tatei in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Leary, T., Wright, D., Hamilton, S., Singadan, R., Menzies, J., Bonaccorso, F., Helgen, K., Seri, L. & Allison, A. 2016. IUCN: Dactylopsila tatei (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T6224A21960180. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T6224A21960180.en

Vernacular names edit

English: Tate's Triok, Fergusson Island Striped Possum