Murexia rothschildi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dasyuromorphia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Metatheria Cladus: Marsupialiformes Infraclassis: Marsupialia Cladus: Australidelphia Cladus: Eomarsupialia Ordo: Dasyuromorphia

Familia: Dasyuridae
Subfamilia: Dasyurinae
Tribus: Phascogalini
Genus: Murexia
Species: Murexia rothschildi

Name

• Murexia rothschildi (Tate, 1938)

Holotype: BMNH 39.32.3.3, adult ♂, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Aroa River, [8°50'S, 147°06'E,] Papua [=Central Prov., Papua New Guinea];” about 4000 feet [=1220 m].

Combinations

• Phascogale rothschildi Tate, 1938: 58 [original combination]
• Murexia rothschildi: Tate, 1947: 118 [name combination]
• Paramurexia rothschildi: Van Dyck, 2002: 293 [name combination]

References

Primary references

• Tate, G.H.H. 1938. New or little-known Marsupials : a new species of Phascogalinae, with notes upon Acrobates pulchellus Rothschild. Novitates Zoologicae 41: 58–60. BHL

Links

• Murexia rothschildi in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• IUCN: Murexia rothschildi  (Near Threatened)

Vernacular names

English: Broad-striped Dasyure
español: Dasiuro de raya ancha