Wallace's dasyure explained

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 is found on the Aru Islands of the Maluku Province of Indonesia.[1]

The scientific name of this animal comes from British naturalist, Alfred Russel Wallace, who collected a specimen in the Aru Islands.[2]

References

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Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. Web site: Wallacefund.info . 2010-06-07 . 2020-01-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200131013833/http://wallacefund.info/plants-and-animals-named-after-wallace . dead .