| Murexia | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Murexia longicaudata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Dasyuromorphia |
| Family: | Dasyuridae |
| Subfamily: | Dasyurinae |
| Tribe: | Phascogalini |
| Genus: | Murexia Tate & Archbold, 1937 |
| Type species | |
| Phascogale murex | |
| Species | |
See text | |
Murexia is a genus of mouse-sized dasyure, in the marsupial order Dasyuromorphia. [1] They are found in Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
The genus was previously considered a monotypic genus, [1] but now multiple species are recognised. [2] [3]