The New Guinean mouse bandicoots (genus Microperoryctes) or striped bandicoots are members of the order Peramelemorphia.[1] In addition to the named species, there are two currently undescribed members of this genus.[citation needed]
Species
- Arfak pygmy bandicoot (Microperoryctes aplini)
- Striped bandicoot (Microperoryctes longicauda)
- Mouse bandicoot (Microperoryctes murina)
- Eastern striped bandicoot (Microperoryctes ornata)
- Papuan bandicoot (Microperoryctes papuensis)
References
- ^ a b Groves, C.P. (2005). "Order Peramelemorphia". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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