Black-tailed Dasyure
Murexechinus melanurus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassMammalia (Mammals)
- OrderDasyuromorphia (Carnivorous Marsupials)
- FamilyDasyuridae (Dasyurids)
- GenusMurexechinus
- SpeciesMurexechinus melanurus (Black-tailed Dasyure)
About the Black-tailed Dasyure
The black-tailed dasyure (Murexia melanurus) is a species of marsupial in the family Dasyuridae. The Black-tailed dasyure is native to New Guinea, where it ranges across the Central Cordillera of Western New Guinea, which is part of Indonesia, and of Papua New Guinea. It is also present in the Arfak Mountains of Western New Guinea and the Torricelli Mountains in northern Papua New Guinea. It is found from sea level to mid-montane areas up to 2,800 meters elevation.
Its natural habitat is forest, including lowland rain forest and montane rain forest (mid-montane forest, beech forest, pandanus forest, and mossy forest). It is fairly abundant across its range, and its population is stable.
The Black-tailed dasyure breeds throughout the year. Females have up to four young. Scientists discover new species with fatal attraction on Queensland's Gold Coast hinterland—Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Wednesday, 19 February 2014) Wikipedia →
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.