Broad-striped dasyure

Broad-striped dasyure[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Dasyuromorphia
Family: Dasyuridae
Genus: Paramurexia
Van Dyck, 2002
Species: P. rothschildi
Binomial name
Paramurexia rothschildi
(Tate, 1938)
Broad-striped dasyure range

The broad-striped dasyure (Paramurexia rothschildi) is a species of marsupial in the family Dasyuridae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.[2]

It is the only species in the genus Paramurexia.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Groves, C.P. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 31. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
  2. 1 2 Leary, T.; Seri, L.; Wright, D.; Hamilton, S.; Helgen, K.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Allison, A.; James, R.; Dickman, C.; et al. (2008). "Murexia rothschildi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 28 December 2008.


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