Murexia melanurus Thomas 1899 (Black-tailed dasyure)
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Mammalia - Dasyuromorphia - Dasyuridae
Alternative combination: Murexechinus melanurus
Synonyms: Antechinus wilhelmina Tate 1947, Phascogale meyeri Dollman 1930
Belongs to Murexia according to P. A. Woolley et al. 2020
See also Van Dyck 2002
Sister taxa: Murexia habbema, Murexia longicaudata, Murexia naso, Murexia rothschildi
Type specimens:
- Murexia melanurus: CE 3915, an other (adult female puppet skin)
- Antechinus wilhelmina: AMNH 109811, an other (adult male skin and skull).
- Phascogale meyeri: BMNH 29.5.27.57, an other (adult female skin and skull).
Ecology: scansorial insectivore-carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Murexia melanurus in the database
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