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title: "Neophascogale lorentzi"
description: "Neophascogale lorentzii — Mammiferi. The speckled dasyure (Neophascogale lorentzii), also known as the long-clawed marsupial mouse, is a member of the order Dasyuromorphia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/speckled-dasyure
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Neophascogale lorentzi

> Neophascogale lorentzii — Mammiferi. The speckled dasyure (Neophascogale lorentzii), also known as the long-clawed marsupial mouse, is a member of the order Dasyuromorphia.

- Scientific name: *Neophascogale lorentzii*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 56
- Wikidata: [Q724852](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q724852)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74755](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74755)

## Names

- en: Speckled Dasyure
- de: Spitzhörnchenbeutler
- es: Dasiuro Moteado
- fr: Souris Marsupiale De Lorentz
- it: Neophascogale lorentzi
- nl: Lorentzbuidelmuis
- pt: Neophascogale lorentzi
- pl: Neophascogale lorentzi

## Countries with the most observations

PG (45), ID (7)

## Summary

The speckled dasyure (Neophascogale lorentzii), also known as the long-clawed marsupial mouse, is a member of the order Dasyuromorphia. 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 (7.1 and 8.8 oz); its body length ranges from 16–23 cm (6.3–9.1 in), and the tail is 16–23 cm (6.3–9.1 in) long. 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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speckled_dasyure

## Photo

![Neophascogale lorentzi](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/speckled-dasyure/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jun MATSUI · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/322721546

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/speckled-dasyure?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).