Short-furred dasyure
{{Short description|Species of marsupial}}
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| name = Short-furred dasyure{{MSW3 Dasyuromorphia | id = 10800069 | page = 31}}
| image = Murexia longicaudata.jpg
| image_caption = Preserved specimen
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| display_parents = 3
| genus = Murexia
| species = longicaudata
| authority = (Schlegel, 1866)
| range_map = Short-furred Dasyure area.png
| range_map_caption = Short-furred dasyure range
(blue — native, red — introduced)
}}
The short-furred dasyure (Murexia longicaudata), also known as the short-haired marsupial mouse, is a member of the order Dasyuromorphia. It was once recognised as the only species in the genus Murexia, but now five species are recognised.{{BioRef|asm|genus=Murexia|access-date=23 July 2020}}{{BioRef|iucn|genus=Murexia|access-date=23 July 2020}} It lives in Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Conservation status
Systematics
The short-furred dasyure used to form the genus Murexia together with the broad-striped dasyure. In 2005, Colin Groves divided the genus Murexia into two monotypic genera, Murexia for the short-furred dasyure and Paramurexia for the broad-striped dasyure, based on cladistic analyses.
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Murexia longicaudata|Murexia longicaudata}}
- [http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-dasyure.html Columbia Encyclopedia entry]
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Category:Mammals of Papua New Guinea
Category:Mammals of Western New Guinea
Category:Mammals described in 1866
Category:Marsupials of New Guinea
Category:Taxa named by Hermann Schlegel
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