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Similar Three‑striped dasyure, Red‑bellied marsupial shrew, Narrow‑striped marsupial shrew, Long‑nosed dasyure, Myoictis | ||
Wallace's dasyure (Myoictis wallacei) is a member of the order Dasyuromorphia. This marsupial carnivore is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Specifically, is found on the Aru Islands of the Maluku Province of Indonesia.
The scientific name of this animal comes from British naturalist, Alfred Russel Wallace, who collected a specimen in the Aru Islands.
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