Perameles papillon
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The butterfly bandicoot (Perameles papillon), named so due to the dark brown patch on its rump resembling a butterfly, is an extinct species of bandicoot native to the Nullarbor region in Australia. Described in 2018 based on existing osteological material within Museum collections in Australia. [1] It was believed to have gone extinct sometime during the mid 20th century due to predation by non-native foxes (Vulpes vulpes) introduced during the time of European settlement.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Peramelemorphia |
| Family: | Peramelidae |
| Genus: | Perameles |
| Species: | P. papillon
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References
- ^ TRAVOUILLON, KENNY J.; PHILLIPS, MATTHEW J. (2018-02-07). "Total evidence analysis of the phylogenetic relationships of bandicoots and bilbies (Marsupialia: Peramelemorphia): reassessment of two species and description of a new species". Zootaxa. 4378 (2): 224. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4378.2.3. ISSN 1175-5334.