Biology:New Guinean mouse bandicoot
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Short description: Genus of marsupials
| New Guinean mouse bandicoots[1] | |
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| Microperoryctes longicauda | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Peramelemorphia |
| Family: | Peramelidae |
| Subfamily: | Echymiperinae |
| Genus: | Microperoryctes Stein, 1932 |
| Type species | |
| Microperoryctes murina Stein, 1932
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The New Guinean mouse bandicoots (genus Microperoryctes) or striped bandicoots are members of the order Peramelemorphia.[1] In addition to the named species, there are two currently undescribed members of this genus.[citation needed]
Species
- Mouse bandicoot (Microperoryctes murina)
- Arfak pygmy bandicoot (Microperoryctes aplini)
- Papuan bandicoot (Microperoryctes papuensis)
- Striped bandicoot (Microperoryctes longicauda)
- Eastern striped bandicoot (Microperoryctes ornata)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Groves, C.P. (2005). "Order Peramelemorphia". in Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=10900046.
Wikidata ☰ Q1541877 entry
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