Dasyurus albopunctatus is a chordate, or more specifically a mammal, in the Dasyuridae family.

Dasyurus albopunctatus is commonly known (its common name) as the New Guinean Quoll in English. In French (Français), Dasyurus albopunctatus is commonly known as the Chat Marsupial De Nlle-Guinée.

Dasyurus albopunctatus is classified as vulnerable by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species maintained by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Dasyurus albopunctatus's population trend was decreasing at last assessment, meaning its numbers are declining in the wild.

Species Authority: The species authority, or the name(s) of scientist(s) or person(s) who first described Dasyurus albopunctatus is Schlegel, 1880 (IUCN Red List).

Country Distribution: Dasyurus albopunctatus is found in the following countries:

Indonesia, Papua New Guinea (IUCN Red List).

Biome(s)/Ecosystem(s): IUCN lists the following as biomes for Dasyurus albopunctatus: Terrestrial (IUCN Red List).

CONSERVATION STATUS

Red List Category & Criteria: Dasyurus albopunctatus is listed as VU A1a ver 2.3 (1994) (IUCN Red List).

Year Assessed: Dasyurus albopunctatus's status was assessed in 1996 (IUCN Red List).

Assessor: Dasyurus albopunctatus's Red List status was evaluated by Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group (IUCN Red List).

Data Sources for IUCN data: The following is a list of citations from the IUCN web site for Dasyurus albopunctatus:

Citations listed by IUCN

Nowak, R.M. (ed.) 1999. Walkers Mammals of the World. Sixth edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London.

(IUCN Red List).

Links: IUCN Red List Profile for Dasyurus albopunctatus (IUCN Red List).

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