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Dasyurus albopunctatus (New Guinean quoll)

Osteichthyes - Dasyuromorphia - Dasyuridae

Taxonomy
Dasyurus albopunctatus was named by Schlegel (1880). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by A. Garcia Selles (authorized by J. Alroy) on 2012-09-12; modified by G. Lloyd on 2021-02-05

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Dasyurus albopunctatus Schlegel
2005Dasyurus albopunctatus Wilson and Reeder

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
superorderEometatheriaSimpson 1970
orderDasyuromorphiaGill 1872
suborderDasyuroideaGoldfuss 1820
familyDasyuridaeGoldfuss 1820
subfamilyDasyurinaeGoldfuss 1820
tribeDasyuriniGoldfuss 1820
genusDasyurusGeoffroy 1796
speciesalbopunctatusSchlegel 1880

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Dasyurus albopunctatus Schlegel 1880 [New Guinean quoll]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialg
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 14:35:55
Modified: 2012-05-14 23:35:55
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Clemens 1979, Bassarova et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hopson 1973
Collections
No collection or age range data are available