Rhynchomeles prattorum

O. Thomas, 1920

Seram Bandicoot

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1920-10-01. On mammals from Ceram. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)6(34):422-431.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19240228

Original name as described

Rhynchomeles prattorum

Other common names

Ceram Bandicoot · Seram Island Long-nosed Bandicoot

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1920.7.26.34

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/53ba8e15-a33f-412f-9ae3-4c13372c1167

Type locality

"Mt. Manusela, 6000'," Seram Island, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000232

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.

Rhynchomeles prattorum

O. Thomas, 1920

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

prattorum

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1920.7.26.34

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/53ba8e15-a33f-412f-9ae3-4c13372c1167

Authority page

430

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19240228

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:14) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:36) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8543)
  4. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:398) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19711) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19711) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19711/21967091) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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