Murexia

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Murexia
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Murexia longicaudata
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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
Thomas, 1913
(= Phascogale longicaudata Schlegel, 1866) [1]
Species

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

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Species

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


References

  1. 1 2 3 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. 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.
  5. 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.
  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 naso". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T1587A21942936. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T1587A21942936.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.