Short-furred dasyure

The short-furred dasyure (Murexia longicaudata), also known as the short-haired marsupial mouse, is a member of the order Dasyuromorphia. It was once recognised as the only species in the genus Murexia,^[1] but now five species are recognised.^[3][4] It lives in Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Short-furred dasyure[1]
Preserved specimen
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Dasyuromorphia
Family:	Dasyuridae
Subfamily:	Dasyurinae
Tribe:	Phascogalini
Genus:	Murexia
Species:	M. longicaudata
Binomial name
Murexia longicaudata (Schlegel, 1866)
Short-furred dasyure range (blue — native, red — introduced)

Conservation status

Its population is considered stable, so the species is listed as "Least Concern" by the IUCN.^[2]

Systematics

The short-furred dasyure used to form the genus Murexia together with the broad-striped dasyure. In 2005, Colin Groves divided the genus Murexia into two monotypic genera, Murexia for the short-furred dasyure and Paramurexia for the broad-striped dasyure, based on cladistic analyses.^[1]