Phascolosorex doriae

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Dasyuromorphia
Family: Dasyuridae



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Phascolosorex doriae

Phascolosorex doriae is a chordate, or more specifically a mammal, in the Dasyuridae family.

Phascolosorex doriae is commonly known (its common name) as the Red-Bellied Dasyure or the Red-Bellied Marsupial Shrew in English. In French (Français), Phascolosorex doriae is commonly known as the Souris Marsupiale À Ventre Rouge.

Phascolosorex doriae is classified as data deficient, meaning more data is needed on the species for categorization, 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. Phascolosorex doriae's population trend was unknown at last assessment.




Species Authority: The species authority, or the name(s) of scientist(s) or person(s) who first described Phascolosorex doriae is (Thomas, 1886) (IUCN Red List).

Country Distribution: Phascolosorex doriae is found in the following countries:
    Indonesia
(IUCN Red List).

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

Major Habitat(s): 1.5 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry (IUCN Red List).

CONSERVATION STATUS

Red List Category & Criteria: Phascolosorex doriae is listed as DD    ver 2.3 (1994) (IUCN Red List).

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

Assessor: Phascolosorex doriae'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 Phascolosorex doriae:

Citations listed by IUCN

Collins, P.W. 1973. Monotremes and marsupials: a reference for zoological institutions. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C.

(IUCN Red List).

Links: IUCN Red List Profile for Phascolosorex doriae (IUCN Red List).

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