Echymipera kalubu

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Common Spiny Bandicoot

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Peramelemorphia
Family : Peramelidae
Subfamily : Echymiperinae
Genus : Echymipera

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Fischer, J.B. 1829. [Main body of work]. Pp. 1–527 in Fischer, J.B. 1829-1830. Synopsis Mammalium. J.G. Cotta, Stuttgart, 752 pp.

Authority publication link

https://books.google.com/books?id=X31EAQAAMAAJ

Original name as described

Perameles? Kalubu

Other common names

Black-headed Bandicoot · Kalubu Echymipera · Common Echymipera

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"In insula Waigeo," (= Waigeo Island, Sorong Division, Papua Province, Indonesia).

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000226

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Echymipera philipi

Troughton, 1945

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

philipi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AM M.6999

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

373

Authority publication

Records of the Australian Museum

Perameles Cockerellii

(E. P. Ramsay, 1877)

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

cockerellii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AM PA.471

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

310

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3339876

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales

Echymipera oriomo

Tate & Archbold, 1936

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

oriomo

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-104573

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-104573

Authority page

1

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Perameles myoides

(A. Günther, 1883)

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

myoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1882.10.27.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/14b287e5-6e36-40a2-bd10-9530554dc3dd

Authority page

247

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29222165

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8543)

Perameles? Kalubu

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

kalubu

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

274

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Suillomeles hispida

(G. M. Allen & T. Barbour, 1909)

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

hispida

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:7006

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:7006

Authority page

44

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11304332

Authority publication

Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8543)

Perameles doreyana

(Quoy & Gaimard, 1830)

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

doreyana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-AC-A2561

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/ac-a2561

Authority page

56

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8543)

Perameles doreyana typica

(Cohn, 1910)

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

typica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

MNHN-ZM-AC-A2561

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/ac-a2561

Authority page

724

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9742165

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Anuromeles rufiventris

(K. M. Heller, 1897)

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

rufiventris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MTD B2482

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33471223

Authority publication

Abhandlungen und Berichte des königlichen zoologischen und anthropologisch-ethnographischen Museums zu Dresden

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8543)

Perameles doreyana alticeps

(Cohn, 1910)

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

alticeps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

multiple (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

724

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9742165

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8543)

Brachymelis garagassi

(Miklouho-Maclay, 1884)

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

garagassi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 2005

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

715

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6602947

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8543)

Echymipera Kalubu

Lesson, 1842

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

kalubu

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

192

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:34) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8543)
  5. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #7018) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #7018) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000226) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7018/21966845) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Perameles Doreyanus

(Giebel, 1855)

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

doreyanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

723

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548914

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Giebel (1855:723, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548914) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)

Echymipera kalubu cockerelli

Groves, 2005

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

cockerelli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

41

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005:41) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8543)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Echymipera kalubu kalubu

Groves, 2005

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

kalubu

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8543)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Echymipera kalubu oriomo

Groves, 2005

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

oriomo

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8543)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Echymipera kalubu philipi

Groves, 2005

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

philipi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8543)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:396) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Perameles Cockerelli

(E. P. Ramsay, 1877)

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

cockerelli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

379

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3340268

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales

Perameles doreyana breviceps

(Cohn, 1910)

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

breviceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

725

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9742166

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8543)

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