Echymipera rufescens

(W. C. H. Peters & Doria, 1875)

Long-nosed 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

Peters, W.C.H. and Doria, G. 1875-11. Diagnosi di alcune nuove specie di Marsupiali appartenenti alla Fauna papuana. Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova 7:541-544.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34620990

Original name as described

Perameles rufescens

Other common names

Rufescent Bandicoot · Rufous Spiny Bandicoot · Long-nosed Echymipera

Type material

MSNG CE 3909

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

"Insulae Kei [= Kai Island]," Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000227

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 gargantua

O. Thomas, 1914

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

gargantua

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.11.11.97

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/23b1831f-592e-42cb-a3e2-a57174797d01

Authority page

443

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18641202

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Echymipera rufescens australis

Tate, 1948

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

australis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:29214

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:29214

Authority page

334

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

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 rufescens

(W. C. H. Peters & Doria, 1875)

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

rufescens

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MSNG CE 3909

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

541

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34620990

Authority publication

Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova

Perameles aruensis

(W. C. H. Peters & Doria, 1875)

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

aruensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MSNG CE 3973

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

542 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34620991

Authority publication

Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova

Name usages

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

Perameles keiensis

(Cohn, 1910)

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

keiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 5691, ZMB 11361

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

727

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9742168

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

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

Echymipera rufescens

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

rufescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

13

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:34) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8543)
  4. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:396) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #7019) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #7019) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000227) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7019/21966655) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Echymipera rufescens rufescens

Groves, 2005

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

rufescens

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)

Peramelopsis welsianus

(Heude, 1897)

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

welsiana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

143 (footnote)

Authority publication

Mémoires concernant l'histoire naturelle de l'empire chinois

Name usages

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

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