Microperoryctes longicauda

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

Long-tailed Bandicoot

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Peramelemorphia
Superfamily : Perameloidea
Family : Peramelidae
Subfamily : Echymiperinae
Genus : Microperoryctes
Subgenus : Ornoryctes

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(2):117-124. doi:10.1017/S0952836904005667 · Westerman, M., Kear, B.P., Aplin, K.P., Meredith, R.W., Emerling, C.A. and 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. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.09.009 · Leary, T., Wright, D., Hamilton, S., Singadan, R., Menzies, J.I., Bonaccorso, F.J., Helgen, K.M., Seri, L., Aplin, K.P., Dickman, C.R. and Salas, L. 2016. Microperoryctes longicauda. IUCN. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T84783217A21965649.en · Travouillon, K.J., Simões, B.F., Portela Miguez, R., Brace, S., Brewer, P., Stemmer, D., Price, G.J., Cramb, J. and 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):1-69. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4566.1.1 · Baker, A.M., Eldridge, M.D.B., Fisher, D.O., Frankham, G., Helgen, K.M., Jackson, S.M., Potter, S., Travouillon, K.J. and Umbrello, L.S. 2023. Taxonomy and diversity of living Australasian marsupials. 163-247 in Cáceres, N.C. and Dickman, C.R. (eds.). American and Australasian Marsupials. An Evolutionary, Biogeographical, and Ecological Approach. Springer, Cham, 1642 pp. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-08419-5_32

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://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.

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

(A. Milne-Edwards, 1878)

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

longicaudata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33058419

Authority publication

Annales des sciences naturelles

Name usages

  1. Milne-Edwards (1878:2, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33058419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68968)
  2. Trouessart (1905:845, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423726) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59290)

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 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

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

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1922:264, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24301057) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15181)
  2. Thomas (1922:737, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40340267) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15187)

Peroryctes longicauda dorsalis

(Tate, 1948)

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

dorsalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

328

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1948:328) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15898)
  2. Laurie & Hill (1954:10, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635656) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Peroryctes longicauda

(Tate, 1948)

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

longicauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

328

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1948:328) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15898)
  2. Laurie & Hill (1954:10, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635656) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:36) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:16) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)

Peroryctes longicauda longicauda

(Tate, 1948)

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

longicauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

328

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1948:328) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15898)
  2. Laurie & Hill (1954:10, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635656) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Microperoryctes longicauda

Groves & Flannery, 1990

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

longicauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

6

Authority publication

Chipping Norton

Name usages

  1. Groves & Flannery (1990:6) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69739)
  2. Groves (1993:41) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69001)
  3. Aplin, Pasveer & Boles (1999:355) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27758)
  4. Westerman, Springer & Krajewski (2001:95) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3651)
  5. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8543)
  6. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000229) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/84783217/21965649) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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 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)

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