Short-furred dasyure | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Dasyuromorphia |
Family: | Dasyuridae |
Subfamily: | Dasyurinae |
Tribe: | Phascogalini |
Genus: |
Murexia Tate & Archbold, 1937 |
Species: | M. longicaudata |
Binomial name | |
Murexia longicaudata (Schlegel, 1866) |
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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 is the only species in the Murexia genus. It lives in Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.