Murexia
Genus of marsupials
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Murexia is a genus of mouse-sized dasyure, in the marsupial order Dasyuromorphia.[1] They are found in Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
| Murexia | |
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| Murexia longicaudata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Dasyuromorphia |
| Family: | Dasyuridae |
| Subfamily: | Dasyurinae |
| Tribe: | Phascogalini |
| Genus: | Murexia Tate & Archbold, 1937 |
| Type species | |
| Phascogale murex | |
| Species | |
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Species
The genus was previously considered a monotypic genus,[1] but now multiple species are recognised.[2][3]
- Habbema dasyure (Murexia habbema)[4]
- short-furred dasyure (Murexia longicaudata)[5]
- black-tailed dasyure (Murexia melanurus)[6]
- long-nosed dasyure (Murexia naso)[7]
- broad-striped dasyure (Murexia rothschildi)[8]
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