Microperoryctes aplini
K. M. Helgen & Flannery, 2004
Arfak Pygmy Bandicoot
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Marsupialia |
| Superorder | : Australidelphia |
| Order | : Peramelemorphia |
| Family | : Peramelidae |
| Subfamily | : Echymiperinae |
| Genus | : Microperoryctes |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Authority citation
Helgen, K.M. and Flannery, T.F. 2004-10. A new species of bandicoot, _Microperoryctes aplini_, from western New Guinea. Journal of Zoology, London 264(2):117-124.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0952836904005667Original name as described
Microperoryctes aplini
Type material
BPBM VZ-BBM-NG 22457
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://portal.vertnet.org/o/bpbm/vz-bbm-ng?id=55df5b83-ef7b-4591-adef-3b4a69fdba96Type locality
Kampong Sururai, Lake Anggi Giji (01°23'S, 133°58'E), 6200 ft (= 1890 m), Arfak Mountains, eastern Vogelkop Peninsula, western New Guinea (Papua Province, Indonesia).
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Indonesia
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Helgen, K. M., & Flannery, T. F. (2004). A new species of bandicoot, Microperoryctes aplini, from western New Guinea. Journal of Zoology, 264(2), 117-124.
IUCN Red List status
Vulnerable
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