Peroryctes raffrayanus

(A. Milne-Edwards, 1878)

Raffray's Bandicoot

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Peramelemorphia
Family : Peramelidae
Subfamily : Peroryctinae
Genus : Peroryctes

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Milne-Edwards, A. 1878-04. Description d'une nouvelle espèce de Perameles provenant de la Nouvelle-Guinée. Annales des sciences naturelles (6)7(15):1-2.

Authority publication link

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

Original name as described

Perameles Raffrayana

Other common names

Long-legged Bandicoot

Type material

MNHN 1877-2028

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

"Amberbaki," Bird's Head (= Vogelkop), Manokwari Division, Papua Province (= Irian Jaya), Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

Taxonomy notes

often spelt 'raffrayana', but the genus Peroryctes is masculine and the name should be spelt 'raffrayanus'

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000248

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 Raffrayana

(A. Milne-Edwards, 1878)

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

raffrayanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN 1877-2028

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Annales des sciences naturelles

Name usages

Milne-Edwards (1878:2, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33058419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68968)

Perameles mainois

(Förster, 1913)

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

mainois

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

178

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9740031

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8543)

Perameles rothschildi

(Förster, 1913)

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

rothschildi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.553.a, RMNH.MAM.553.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.553.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.553.b https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7d612296-302f-42bb-aad9-536106c0e9ba https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9897ad6a-7661-41c2-9d5f-adefdfc3ad0f

Authority page

177

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9740030

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Peroryctes raffrayanus

Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

raffrayanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635657

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Laurie & Hill (1954:9, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635657) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:36) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:16) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000248) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Peroryctes raffrayanus raffrayanus

Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

raffrayanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635657

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Laurie & Hill (1954:9, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635657) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Peroryctes raffrayanus rothschildi

Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

rothschildi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635656

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Laurie & Hill (1954:10, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635656) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Peroryctes raffrayana

Groves, 1993

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

raffrayanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

42

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Groves (1993:42) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69001)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8543)
  3. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:393) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16711) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16711) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16711/21965412) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Peroryctes raffrayana raffrayana

Groves, 2005

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

raffrayanus

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 (2015:393) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Peroryctes raffrayana rothschildi

Groves, 2005

Family

Peramelidae

Root name

rothschildi

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 (2015:393) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

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