Microperoryctes longicauda

(W. C. H. Peters & Doria, 1876)

Long-tailed Bandicoot

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Peters, W.C.H. and Doria, G. 1876-09. Diagnosi di tre nuove specie di Mammiferi della Nuova Guinea e di Salawatti. Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova 8:335-336.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7916095

Original name as described

Perameles longicauda

Other common names

Striped Bandicoot

Type material

MSNG CE 597, MSNG CE 3908

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Hatam, Mons Arfak," (= Arfak Mountains, Bird's Head, Manokwari Division, Papua Province, Indonesia).

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

Taxonomy notes

previously included M. ornatus, although some authorities don't recognize this species as distinct

Taxonomy notes citation

Helgen, K.M. and Flannery, T.F. 2004. A new species of bandicoot, Microperoryctes aplini, from western New Guinea. Journal of Zoology (London) 264: 117-124. · Westerman, M., Kear, B. P., Aplin, K., Meredith, R. W., Emerling, C., & Springer, M. S. (2012). Phylogenetic relationships of living and recently extinct bandicoots based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 62(1), 97-108. · Leary, T., Wright, D., Hamilton, S., Singadan, R., Menzies, J., Bonaccorso, F.J., Helgen, K., Seri, L., Aplin, K., Dickman, C. & Salas, L. 2016. Microperoryctes longicauda. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T84783217A21965649. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T84783217A21965649.en. Downloaded on 15 September 2020. · Travouillon, K. J., Simoes, B. F., Miguez, R. P., Brace, S., Brewer, P., Stemmer, D., ... & Louys, J. (2019). Hidden in plain sight: reassessment of the pig-footed bandicoot, Chaeropus ecaudatus (Peramelemorphia, Chaeropodidae), with a description of a new species from Central Australia, and use of the fossil record to trace its past distribution. Zootaxa, 4566(1), zootaxa-4566. · Baker, A., Eldridge, M., Fisher, D. O., Frankham, G., Helgen, K. M., Jackson, S. M., ... & Umbrello, L. (2023). Taxonomy and diversity of living Australasian marsupials. American and Australasian Marsupials: an evolutionary, biogeographical, and ecological approach, 1-85.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000229

Country distribution map

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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.

Peroryctes dorsalis

(O. Thomas, 1922)

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

dorsalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1922.2.2.74

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/50b827ec-4a3f-437a-89d9-bb6127a23118

Authority page

264

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24301057

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Perameles longicauda

(W. C. H. Peters & Doria, 1876)

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

longicauda

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MSNG CE 597, MSNG CE 3908

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

335

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7916095

Authority publication

Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova

Perameles longicaudata

(O. Thomas, 1888)

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

longicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

241

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37986635

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Peroryctes longicauda

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

longicauda

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 (1982:36) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Microperoryctes longicauda dorsalis

Groves, 2005

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

dorsalis

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 (2015:397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Microperoryctes longicauda

Groves, 2005

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

longicauda

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 (2015:397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000229) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/84783217/21965649) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Microperoryctes longicauda longicauda

Groves, 2005

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

longicauda

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 (2015:397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Peroryctes longicaudatus

(O. Thomas, 1906)

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

longicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

476

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208187

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

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