Myoictis mêlas (Müller, 1840) (Muller, 1840)

Colin P. Groves, 1993, Order Dasyuromorphia, Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press, pp. 29-37 : 32-33

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scientific name	Myoictis mêlas (Müller, 1840)
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Myoictis mêlas (Müller, 1840) View in CoL . In Temminck, Verh. Nat. Ges. Ned. Overz. Bezitt., Land-en Volkenkunde, p. 20 (1840], see comments.

TYPE LOCALITY: "Nieuw-Guinea, in de triton's baai (op 3°39'Z. breedte)" = Indonesia, Irian Jaya, Fakfak Div., Lobo Dist., near Triton Bay, Mt. Lamantsjieri .

DISTRIBUTION: New Guinea; Salawati Isl and Aru Isis ( Indonesia).

STATUS: Rare.

SYNONYMS: bruijni, pilicauda, senex, thorbeckiana, wallacei , wavicus.

COMMENTS: This species was further described by Müller and Schlegel, in Temminck, Verh. Nat. Gesch. Nederland. Overz. Bezitt., Zool., Mammalia, p. 149[1845], pl. 25 J 1843J.