Mouse bandicoot
Appearance
Mouse bandicoot[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Peramelemorphia |
Family: | Peramelidae |
Genus: | Microperoryctes |
Species: | M. murina
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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]
Type locality: Indonesia, Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya), Paniai Div., Weyland Mtns, Sumuri Mtn, 2500 m
References
- ^ Groves, C.P. (2005). "Order Peramelemorphia". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). 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.
- ^ a b Leary, T.; Wright, D.; Hamilton, S.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Bonaccorso, F.; Helgen, K.; Seri, L.; Aplin, K.; Dickman, C.; et al. (2008). "Microperoryctes murina". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. IUCN: e.T13389A3879427. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T13389A3879427.en. Retrieved 16 January 2018. Database entry includes justification for why this species is data deficient