Eastern striped bandicoot

The eastern striped bandicoot (Microperoryctes ornata) is a species of marsupial in the family Peramelidae. It is found in eastern Papua New Guinea in the Enga Province. It is endemic to mountain forested habitats ranging from 1,000 – 3,600 m in elevation.[3] The eastern striped bandicoot is a terrestrial omnivore.

Eastern striped bandicoot[1][2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Peramelemorphia
Family: Peramelidae
Genus: Microperoryctes
Species:
M. ornata
Binomial name
Microperoryctes ornata
(Thomas, 1904)

It was previously listed as a subspecies of Microperoryctes longicauda.[4]

Description

The eastern striped bandicoot has a tail length is from 17.4 cm to 19.8 cm.

References

  1. Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 38–42. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
  2. PNAS.org
  3. Flannery, T.F. (1995). "Mammals of New Guinea" (2nd ed.). Chatswood, New South Wales: Reed Books: 568 pp. ISBN 0 7301 0411 7. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Helgen, K.M. & Flannery, T.F. (2004). A new species of bandicoot, Microperoryctes aplini, from western New Guinea. Journal of Zoology 264:117-124.


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