''Murexia'' is a genus of mouse-sized
dasyure, in the
marsupial
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order
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Dasyuromorphia
Dasyuromorphia (, meaning "hairy tail" in Greek) is an order comprising most of the Australian carnivorous marsupials, including quolls, dunnarts, the numbat, the Tasmanian devil, and the extinct thylacine. In Australia, the exceptions include ...
.
They are found in
Papua,
Indonesia
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and
Papua New Guinea
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.
Species
The genus was previously considered a monotypic genus,
[ but now multiple species are recognised.]short-furred dasyure
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 ...
('' Murexia longicaudata'')
* black-tailed dasyure ('' Murexia melanurus'')
* long-nosed dasyure ('' Murexia naso'')
* broad-striped dasyure ('' Murexia rothschildi'')[ ]
References
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Dasyuromorphs
Mammals of Papua New Guinea
Mammals of Western New Guinea
Marsupials of New Guinea
Taxa named by George Henry Hamilton Tate
Taxa named by Richard Archbold
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