Microperoryctes murinus

G. Stein, 1932

Mouse 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

Stein, G. 1932. Einige neue Beuteltiere aus Neuguinea. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 7:254-257.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45378731

Original name as described

Microperoryctes murina

Other common names

Weyland Mouse Bandicoot

Type material

ZMB 44229

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Sumuri Mountain, 2500 m, Weyland Mountains, Paniai Division, Papua Province (= Irian Jaya), Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

Taxonomy notes

often spelt 'murina', but the genus Microperoryctes is masculine and the name should be spelt 'murinus'

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000230

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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.

Microperoryctes murina

G. Stein, 1932

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

murinus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 44229

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

257

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45378731

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:35) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8543)
  4. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13389/21965585) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Microperoryctes murinus

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

murinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000230

Name usages

Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000230) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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