
Murexia
Black-tailed Dasyure, Black-tailed Antechinus
As recorded: Murexia Tate & Archbold, 1937
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Dasyuromorphia › Dasyuridae
- Collected by
- M S Willett
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Identified by
- K M Helgen, 2007
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Murexia observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 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)

2025-10-17
Sorong, ID-IB, ID
(c) leekelai, 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Murexia. BPBM 159961. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93702960. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/159961.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93702960 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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