- Speckled Dasyure
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Speckled Dasyure Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Dasyuromorphia Family: Dasyuridae Subfamily: Dasyurinae Tribe: Dasyurini Genus: Neophascogale
Stein, 1933Species: N. lorentzi Binomial name Neophascogale lorentzi
(Jentink, 1911)
Speckled Dasyure range The Speckled Dasyure (Neophascogale lorentzi), also known as the Long-clawed Marsupial Mouse, is a member of the Dasyuromorphia order. It is an inhabitant of Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It is the only member of the genus Neophascogale.
Its weight varies between 200 and 250 g; its body length ranges 16–23 cm, and the tail 16-23 cm. As its name suggested, its dark gray fur is speckled with long white hairs. It has short, powerful limbs with long claws on all toes, used to dig for grubs, worms, and similar prey.
References
- ^ Woolley, P., Leary, T., Wright, D., Hamilton, S., Helgen, K., Singadan, R., Dickman, C. & Lunde, D. (2008). Neophascogale lorentzii. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 December 2008. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- Groves, C. (2005). Wilson, D. E., & Reeder, D. M, eds. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 26. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.
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