Wallace's dasyure
Wallace's dasyure (Myoictis wallacei) or Wallace's three-striped dasyure is a member of the order Dasyuromorphia. This marsupial carnivore is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Specifically, it's found on the Aru Islands of the Maluku Province of Indonesia.[4]
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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 | |
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| Wallace's dasyure range | |
The scientific name of this animal comes from British naturalist, Alfred Russel Wallace, who collected a specimen in the Aru Islands.[5]
References
- Leary, T.; Seri, L.; Wright, D.; Hamilton, S.; Helgen, K.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Allison, A.; James, R.; Dickman, C.; Lunde, D.; Aplin, K.; Flannery, T.; Woolley, P. (2016). "Myoictis wallacei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136839A21945028. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136839A21945028.en. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- 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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