Murexia

Murexia is a genus of mice-sized dasyure, in the marsupial order Dasyuromorphia.[1] They are found in Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Murexia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Dasyuromorphia
Family: Dasyuridae
Subfamily: Dasyurinae
Tribe: Phascogalini
Genus: Murexia

Species

The genus was only considered a monotypic genus,[1] but now five species are recognised.[2][3]

  • Murexia longicaudata (short-furred dasyure)[4]
  • Murexia naso (long-nosed dasyure)[5]
  • Murexia melanurus (black-tailed dasyure)[6]
  • Murexia habbema (Habbema dasyure)[7]
  • Murexia rothschildi (broad-striped dasyure)[8]

References
  1. Groves, C.P. (2005). "Order Dasyuromorphia". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. "Murexia". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  3. "Murexia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  4. Woolley, P.; Leary, T.; Seri, L.; Wright, D.; Hamilton, S.; Helgen, K.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Allison, A.; James, R.; Dickman, C.; Lunde, D.; Aplin, K. (2016). "Murexia longicaudata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13930A21943259. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T13930A21943259.en. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  5. Leary, T.; Seri, L.; Wright, D.; Hamilton, S.; Helgen, K.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Allison, A.; James, R.; Dickman, C.; Lunde, D.; Aplin, K.; Woolley, P. (2016). "Murexia naso". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T1587A21942936. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T1587A21942936.en. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  6. Leary, T.; Seri, L.; Wright, D.; Hamilton, S.; Helgen, K.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Allison, A.; James, R.; Dickman, C.; Lunde, D.; Aplin, K.; Woolley, P. (2016). "Murexia melanurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T1591A21943184. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T1591A21943184.en. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  7. Leary, T.; Seri, L.; Wright, D.; Hamilton, S.; Helgen, K.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Allison, A.; James, R.; Dickman, C.; Lunde, D.; Aplin, K.; Woolley, P. (2016). "Murexia habbema". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T1589A21943099. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T1589A21943099.en. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  8. Leary, T.; Seri, L.; Wright, D.; Hamilton, S.; Helgen, K.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Allison, A.; James, R.; Dickman, C.; Lunde, D.; Aplin, K.; Woolley, P. (2016). "Murexia rothschildi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13931A21943008. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T13931A21943008.en. Retrieved 23 July 2020.



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