Neophascogale lorentzii

(Jentink, 1911)

Speckled Dasyure

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Dasyuromorphia
Family : Dasyuridae
Subfamily : Dasyurinae
Genus : Neophascogale

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Jentink, F.A. 1911. New and interesting mammals of the Dutch New-Guinea-Expedition to the Snow-Mountains. Notes from the Leyden Museum 33:233-238.

Original name as described

Phascogale Lorentzii

Other common names

Long-clawed Marsupial Mouse

Type material

RMNH.MAM.36163.a, RMNH.MAM.36163.b, RMNH.MAM.36163.c

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Helwig Mtns, south of Mt. Wilhelmina, 2600 m, Djajawidjaja (= Jayawijaya) Division, Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya), New Guinea, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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