Black-tailed dasyure
The black-tailed dasyure (Murexechinus melanurus) is a species of marsupial in the family Dasyuridae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.[2]
| Black-tailed dasyure[1] | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Dasyuromorphia |
| Family: | Dasyuridae |
| Subfamily: | Dasyurinae |
| Tribe: | Phascogalini |
| Genus: | Murexechinus Van Dyck, 2002 |
| Species: | M. melanurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Murexechinus melanurus (Thomas, 1899) | |
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| Black-tailed dasyure range | |
References
- 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. pp. 30–31. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- Leary, T.; Seri, L.; Wright, D.; Hamilton, S.; Helgen, K.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Allison, A.; James, R.; Dickman, C.; et al. (2008). "Murexia melanurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2008.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
- Scientists discover new species with fatal attraction on Queensland's Gold Coast hinterland—Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Wednesday, 19 February 2014)
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