Murexechinus melanurus (Thomas 1899)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Dasyuromorphia, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 22-37 : 30

Murexechinus melanurus (Thomas 1899)

[Murexechinus] melanurus (Thomas 1899) , Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova, 20: 191.

Type Locality: Papua New Guinea, Central Prov., Astrolabe Range, Moroka, 9°24’S, 147°32’E, 1300 m.

Vernacular Names: Black-tailed Dasyure.

Synonyms: Murexechinus mayeri (Dollman 1930) ; Murexechinus modesta (Thomas 1912) ; Murexechinus wilhelmina Tate 1947 .

Distribution: New Guinea, from 134°00’E to 151°01’E (Normanby Isl), sea level to 2800 m.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as Antechinus melanurus, Data Deficient as A. wilhelmina .

Discussion: Usually included in Antechinus , but reassigned to Murexia by Armstrong et al. (1998) and to a new genus by Van Dyck (2002). Synonymy after Van Dyck (2000).