Wallace's dasyure
| Wallace's dasyure | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Dasyuromorphia |
| Family: | Dasyuridae |
| Genus: | Myoictis |
| Species: | M. wallacei |
| Binomial name | |
| Myoictis wallacei Gray, 1858[1][2] | |
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| Wallace's dasyure range | |
Wallace's dasyure (Myoictis wallacei) is a member of the order Dasyuromorphia. This marsupial carnivore is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Specifically, is found on the Aru Islands of the Maluku Province of Indonesia.[3]
The scientific name of this animal comes from British naturalist, Alfred Russel Wallace, who collected a specimen in the Aru Islands.[4]
References
- ↑ ITIS.gov
- ↑ Wallacefund.info
- ↑ Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, (eds). (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 2142.
- ↑ Wallacefund.info
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