Murexia tafa

(Tate & Archbold, 1936)

Eastern 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

Authority citation

Tate, G.H.H. and Archbold, R. 1936-03-09. Four apparently new polyprotodont marsupials from New Guinea. American Museum Novitates 823:1-4.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/170001

Original name as described

Phascogale tafa

Type material

AMNH M-104050

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-104050

Type locality

Eastern slope of Mount Tafa, Central Division of Papua, 2,100 metres.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Papua New Guinea

Taxonomy notes

split from M. naso

Taxonomy notes citation

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/1006756

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 tafa

(Tate & Archbold, 1936)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

tafa

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-104050

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-104050

Authority page

3

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Tate & Archbold (1936:3) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15885)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)

Antechinus tafa

(Tate & Archbold, 1941)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

tafa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

8

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

Tate & Archbold (1941:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/11046)

Antechinus tafa tafa

(Tate & Archbold, 1941)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

tafa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

9

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

Tate & Archbold (1941:9) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/11046)

Antechinus mayeri misim

(Tate, 1947)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

misim

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:29924

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:29924

Authority page

130

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1947:130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15895)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)

Antechinus mayeri tafa

(Tate, 1947)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

tafa

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)

Murexia longicaudata parva

Laurie, 1952

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

parva

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1950.1114

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/398f5437-5449-4b93-a198-d2b39caff0bb https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d083a941-1ff8-4bbf-9889-5bfa68ec9b99

Authority page

294

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2262455

Authority publication

Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

Name usages

  1. Laurie & Hill (1954:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635661) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)

Antechinus naso misim

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

misim

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635659

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Laurie & Hill (1954:7, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635659) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Antechinus naso tafa

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

tafa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635659

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Laurie & Hill (1954:7, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635659) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Murexia naso misim

Mittermeier & D. E. Wilson, 2015

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

misim

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)

Murexia naso tafa

Mittermeier & D. E. Wilson, 2015

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

tafa

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)

Murexia tafa

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Dasyuridae

Root name

tafa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006756

Name usages

Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006756) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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