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Murexechinus melanurus
Black-tailed Marsupial Mouse, Black-tailed Dasyure, Black-tailed Antechinus
As recorded: Murexia melanurus (Thomas, 1899)
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Dasyuromorphia › Dasyuridae
- Collected by
- L P Richards
- Island
- West New Guinea Dist.
- Region
- Indonesia
- Identified by
- K M Helgen, 2007
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Murexechinus melanurus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-11-28.
2025-11-28
Siwis, Klaso, Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia
(c) Zara, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-11-28
Kabupaten Sorong, West Papua, ID
(c) Allison Xiong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-28
Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia
(c) Jeremy Collison, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-13
Kumul Lodge Road, Western Highlands, PG
(c) bretthartl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-06
Kota Sorong, ID-IB, ID
(c) Varhan Rifka Ibrahim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2013-08-19
Kamaga Patrol Post, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea
(c) Markus Lilje, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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Cite this specimen
Murexechinus melanurus. BPBM 22169. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93702559. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/22169.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93702559 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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