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Murexia

{{Short description|Genus of marsupials}}

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| image = Murexia longicaudata.jpg

| image_caption = Murexia longicaudata

| display_parents = 3

| taxon = Murexia

| authority = Tate & Archbold, 1937

| type_species = Phascogale murex

| type_species_authority = Thomas, 1913
(= Phascogale longicaudata Schlegel, 1866)

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| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision = See text

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Murexia is a genus of mouse-sized dasyure, in the marsupial order Dasyuromorphia.{{MSW3 Dasyuromorphia | id = 10800068 | page = 31}} They are found in Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Species

The genus was previously considered a monotypic genus, but now multiple species are recognised.{{BioRef|asm|genus=Murexia|access-date=23 July 2020}}{{BioRef|iucn|genus=Murexia|access-date=23 July 2020}}

  • Habbema dasyure (Murexia habbema){{cite iucn |author=Leary, T. |author2=Seri, L. |author3=Wright, D. |author4=Hamilton, S. |author5=Helgen, K. |author6=Singadan, R. |author7=Menzies, J. |author8=Allison, A. |author9=James, R. |author10=Dickman, C. |author11=Lunde, D. |author12=Aplin, K. |author13=Woolley, P. |year=2016 |title=Murexia habbema |volume=2016 |page=e.T1589A21943099 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T1589A21943099.en |access-date=23 July 2020}}
  • short-furred dasyure (Murexia longicaudata){{cite iucn |author=Woolley, P. |author2=Leary, T. |author3=Seri, L. |author4=Wright, D. |author5=Hamilton, S. |author6=Helgen, K. |author7=Singadan, R. |author8=Menzies, J. |author9=Allison, A. |author10=James, R. |author11=Dickman, C. |author12=Lunde, D. |author13=Aplin, K. |year=2016 |title=Murexia longicaudata |volume=2016 |page=e.T13930A21943259 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T13930A21943259.en |access-date=23 July 2020}}
  • black-tailed dasyure (Murexia melanurus) {{cite iucn |author=Leary, T. |author2=Seri, L. |author3=Wright, D. |author4=Hamilton, S. |author5=Helgen, K. |author6=Singadan, R. |author7=Menzies, J. |author8=Allison, A. |author9=James, R. |author10=Dickman, C. |author11=Lunde, D. |author12=Aplin, K. |author13=Woolley, P. |year=2016 |title=Murexia melanurus |volume=2016 |page=e.T1591A21943184 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T1591A21943184.en |access-date=23 July 2020}}
  • long-nosed dasyure (Murexia naso){{cite iucn |author=Leary, T. |author2=Seri, L. |author3=Wright, D. |author4=Hamilton, S. |author5=Helgen, K. |author6=Singadan, R. |author7=Menzies, J. |author8=Allison, A. |author9=James, R. |author10=Dickman, C. |author11=Lunde, D. |author12=Aplin, K. |author13=Woolley, P. |year=2016 |title=Murexia naso |volume=2016 |page=e.T1587A21942936 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T1587A21942936.en |access-date=23 July 2020}}
  • broad-striped dasyure (Murexia rothschildi) {{cite iucn |author=Leary, T. |author2=Seri, L. |author3=Wright, D. |author4=Hamilton, S. |author5=Helgen, K. |author6=Singadan, R. |author7=Menzies, J. |author8=Allison, A. |author9=James, R. |author10=Dickman, C. |author11=Lunde, D. |author12=Aplin, K. |author13=Woolley, P. |year=2016 |title=Murexia rothschildi |volume=2016 |page=e.T13931A21943008 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T13931A21943008.en |access-date=23 July 2020}}

References

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External links

  • {{Commons category-inline|Murexia|Murexia}}

{{Dasyuromorphia|D.D.}}

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Category:Dasyuromorphs

Category:Mammals of Papua New Guinea

Category:Mammals of Western New Guinea

Category:Marsupials of New Guinea

Category:Taxa named by George Henry Hamilton Tate

Category:Taxa named by Richard Archbold

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