Microperoryctes ornatus
(O. Thomas, 1904)
Striped Bandicoot
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Marsupialia |
| Superorder | : Australidelphia |
| Order | : Peramelemorphia |
| Family | : Peramelidae |
| Subfamily | : Echymiperinae |
| Genus | : Microperoryctes |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1904-04-01. [Untitled]. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1903-II(2):196-202.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31610266Original name as described
Perameles ornata
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1903.12.1.23
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a41cc0ec-2318-4f49-8432-e7c339735e8fType locality
Avera, Aroa River, British New Guinea.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Papua New Guinea
Taxonomy notes
split from M. longicauda, although some authorities don't recognize this species
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
Not Evaluated
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