Murexia melanura

(O. Thomas, 1899)

Black-tailed Dasyure

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Dasyuromorphia
Family : Dasyuridae
Subfamily : Phascogalinae
Genus : Murexia

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1899-07-21. Description of a new Phascogale from British New Guinea, obtained by dr. L. Loria. Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova 40:191-192.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7991474

Original name as described

Phascogale melanura

Other common names

Broad-footed Marsupial Mouse

Type material

MSNG CE 3915

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

Moroka, 9° 24' S, 147° 32' E, 1300 m, Astrolabe Range, Central Prov., Papua New Guinea.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

Taxonomy notes

previously included M. wilhelmina; moved from Murexechinus to Murexia

Taxonomy notes citation

Krajewski, C., Torunsky, R., Sipiorski, J. T., & Westerman, M. (2007). Phylogenetic relationships of the dasyurid marsupial genus Murexia. Journal of Mammalogy, 88(3), 696-705. · Woolley, P. A., Krajewski, C., & Westerman, M. (2020). The endemic New Guinean genus Murexia (Dasyuromorphia: Dasyuridae). How many species? An analysis based on morphological, distributional and molecular data. Australian Journal of Zoology, 67(3), 134-144. · Baker, A., Eldridge, M., Fisher, D. O., Frankham, G., Helgen, K. M., Jackson, S. M., ... & Umbrello, L. (2023). Taxonomy and diversity of living Australasian marsupials. American and Australasian Marsupials: an evolutionary, biogeographical, and ecological approach, 1-85.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000184

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Phascogale melanura modesta

(O. Thomas, 1912)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

modesta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.11.29.11

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/717298c0-0a2e-418d-bd21-fbd5529a840b

Authority page

92

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18638849

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)

Phascogale mayeri

(Dollman, 1930)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

mayeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1929.5.27.57

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4b55b888-a208-4461-ac46-7cd8f94640b5

Authority page

433, pl. 4

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)

Phascogale melanura

(O. Thomas, 1899)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

melanura

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MSNG CE 3915

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

191

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7991474

Authority publication

Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova

Antechinus mayeri

(Tate, 1947)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

mayeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

129

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1947:129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15895)

Antechinus mayeri mayeri

(Tate, 1947)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

mayeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

129

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1947:129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15895)

Antechinus melanurus

(Tate, 1947)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

melanurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

129

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1947:129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15895)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:28) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Murexechinus melanurus

(Groves, 2005)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

melanurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)

Murexia melanurus

Mittermeier & D. E. Wilson, 2015

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

melanurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

322

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #1591) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #1591) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/1591/21943184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Murexia melanura

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

melanura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000184

Name usages

Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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