Published December 31, 1993 | Version v1
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Myoictis melas

Description

Myoictis mêlas (Müller, 1840). In Temminck, Verh. Nat. Ges. Ned. Overz. Bezitt., Land-en Volkenkunde, p. 20 (1840], see comments.

TYPE LOCALITY: "Nieuw-Guinea, in de triton's baai (op 3°39'Z. breedte)" = Indonesia, Irian Jaya, Fakfak Div., Lobo Dist., near Triton Bay, Mt. Lamantsjieri.

DISTRIBUTION: New Guinea; Salawati Isl and Aru Isis (Indonesia).

STATUS: Rare.

SYNONYMS: bruijni, pilicauda, senex, thorbeckiana, wallacei, wavicus.

COMMENTS: This species was further described by Müller and Schlegel, in Temminck, Verh. Nat. Gesch. Nederland. Overz. Bezitt., Zool., Mammalia, p. 149[1845], pl. 25 J 1843J.

Notes

Published as part of Colin P. Groves, 1993, Order Dasyuromorphia, pp. 29-37 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on pages 32-33, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353066

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Family
Dasyuridae
Genus
Myoictis
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Dasyuromorphia
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Muller
Species
melas
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Myoictis melas (Muller, 1840) sec. Groves, 1993