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.
The
scientific name
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
of this animal comes from British naturalist,
Alfred Russel Wallace
Alfred Russel Wallace (8 January 1823 – 7 November 1913) was a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist, biologist and illustrator. He is best known for independently conceiving the theory of evolution through natural se ...
, who collected a specimen in the
Aru Islands.
Wallacefund.info
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References
Globaltwicher.com
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Dasyuromorphs
Mammals of Indonesia
Mammals of Papua New Guinea
Mammals described in 1858
Marsupials of New Guinea