Microperoryctes aplini

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Peramelemorphia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Metatheria Cladus: Marsupialiformes Infraclassis: Marsupialia Cladus: Australidelphia Cladus: Eomarsupialia Ordo: Peramelemorphia

Familia: Peramelidae
Subfamilia: Echymiperinae
Genus: Microperoryctes
Species: Microperoryctes aplini

Name

Microperoryctes aplini Helgen & Flannery, 2004: 120

Holotype: BBM 22457, young adult ♂, study skin and skull.

Type locality: “Kampong Sururai, Lake Anggi Giji (01º23'S, 133◦º8'E), 6200 ft (=1890 m), Arfak Mountains, eastern Vogelkop Peninsula, western New Guinea (Papua Province, Indonesia).”

References

Primary references

• Helgen, K.M. & Flannery, T.F. 2004. A new species of bandicoot, Microperoryctes aplini, from western New Guinea Journal of Zoology 264(2): 117–124. DOI: 10.1017/S0952836904005667 Reference page. 

Links

• Leary, T., Wright, D., Hamilton, S., Singadan, R., Menzies, J., Bonaccorso, F., Helgen, K. & Seri, L. 2008. IUCN: Microperoryctes aplini  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T136538A4307163. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136538A4307163.en

Vernacular names

English: Arfak Pygmy Bandicoot