| Short-furred dasyure | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Dasyuromorphia |
| Family: | Dasyuridae |
| Subfamily: | Dasyurinae |
| Tribe: | Phascogalini |
| Genus: |
Murexia Tate & Archbold, 1937 |
| Species: | M. longicaudata |
| Binomial name | |
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Murexia longicaudata (Schlegel, 1866) |
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| Short-furred dasyure range (blue — native, red — introduced) |
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The short-furred dasyure (Murexia longicaudata), also known as the short-haired marsupial mouse, is a member of the order Dasyuromorphia. It is the only species in the Murexia genus. It lives in Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.