The short-furred dasyure (''Murexia longicaudata''), also known as the short-haired marsupial mouse, is a member of the order

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. It was once recognised as the only species in the genus ''Murexia'', but now five species are recognised. It lives in Papua,

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and

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Conservation status

Its population is considered stable, so the species is listed as "Least Concern" by the IUCN.

Systematics

The short-furred dasyure used to form the genus Murexia together with the broad-striped dasyure. In 2005,

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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

External links

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Columbia Encyclopedia entry
Dasyuromorphs Mammals of Papua New Guinea Mammals of Western New Guinea Mammals described in 1866 Marsupials of New Guinea Taxa named by Hermann Schlegel {{Marsupial-stub