Biology:Mouse bandicoot

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Short description: Species of marsupial

Mouse bandicoot[1]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Peramelemorphia
Family: Peramelidae
Genus: Microperoryctes
Species:
M. murina
Binomial name
Microperoryctes murina
Stein, 1932
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Mouse bandicoot range

The mouse bandicoot (Microperoryctes murina) is a species of marsupial in the family Peramelidae. It is endemic to West Papua, Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.[2]

References

  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=10900051. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Leary, T.; Wright, D.; Hamilton, S.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Bonaccorso, F.J.; Helgen, K.; Seri, L. et al. (2019). "Microperoryctes murina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T13389A21965585. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T13389A21965585.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13389/21965585. Retrieved 14 November 2021. 


Wikidata ☰ Q194255 entry