Microperoryctes papuensis

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 papuensis

Name

• Microperoryctes papuensis (Laurie, 1952)

Holotype: BMNH 50.1130, adult ♂, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Boneno, Mt. Mura (30 miles [=48 km] NW Mt. Simpson) Main Range, eastern Papua, SE. New Guinea [=Papua New Guinea], 4,000-5,000 ft [=1220-1525 m].”

Combinations

• Peroryctes papuensis Laurie, 1952: 291 [original combination]
• Microperoryctes papuensis: Groves & Flannery, 1990 [name combination]

References

Primary references

• Laurie, E.M.O. 1952. Mammals collected by Mr. Shaw Mayer in New Guinea, 1932–1949. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology 1(10): 271–318. BHL Reference page. 
• Groves, C.P. & Flannery, T.F. 1990. Revision of the families and genera of bandicoots. Pp. 1-11 in Seebeck, J.H., Wallis, R.L., Brown, P.R. & Kemper, C.M. (eds.). Bandicoots and bilbies. Surrey Beatty and Sons Pty. Ltd.: Sydney. 392 pp.

Links

• Microperoryctes papuensis in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• Leary, T., Wright, D., Hamilton, S., Singadan, R., Menzies, J., Bonaccorso, F., Helgen, K., Seri, L., Allison, A., Aplin, K., Dickman, C. & Salas, L. 2016. IUCN: Microperoryctes papuensis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T13390A21965507. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T13390A21965507.en

Vernacular names

English: Papuan Bandicoot