Murexia naso

(Jentink, 1911)

Western Long-nosed 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

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.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13206536

Original name as described

Phascogale naso

Other common names

Long-nosed Antechinus

Type material

RMNH.MAM.35134.a, RMNH.MAM.35134.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35134.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35134.b

Type locality

south of Mt. Wilhelmina, about 2000 m, 4° 32' S, 138° 41' E, Helwig Mountains, Jayawijaya Div., Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya), Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

Taxonomy notes

previously included M. tafa; moved from Phascomurexia 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

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000185

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.

Antechinus tafa centralis

(Tate & Archbold, 1941)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

centralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-109823

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-109823

Authority page

8

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

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

Phascogale naso

(Jentink, 1911)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

naso

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.35134.a, RMNH.MAM.35134.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35134.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35134.b

Authority page

236

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13206536

Authority publication

Notes from the Leyden Museum

Antechinus mayeri centralis

(Tate, 1947)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

centralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

130

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1947:130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15895)

Antechinus naso

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

naso

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

11

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Phascomurexia naso

(Groves, 2005)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

naso

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Murexia naso

Mittermeier & D. E. Wilson, 2015

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

naso

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

323

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:323) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #1587) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #1587) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000185) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/1587/21942936) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Murexia naso naso

Mittermeier & D. E. Wilson, 2015

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

naso

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

323

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:323) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

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