Isoodon auratus Ramsay 1887

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Peramelemorphia, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 38-42 : 39

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11343460
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scientific name	Isoodon auratus Ramsay 1887
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Isoodon auratus Ramsay 1887 View in CoL

Isoodon auratus Ramsay 1887 View in CoL , Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W., ser. 2, 2: 551.

Type Locality: Australia, Western Australia, Derby.

Vernacular Names: Golden Bandicoot.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Isoodon auratus subsp. auratus Ramsay 1887

Subspecies Isoodon auratus subsp. arnhemensis Lyne and Mort 1981

Subspecies Isoodon auratus subsp. barrowensis Thomas 1901

Distribution: Australia: Formerly Northern Territory and N Western Australia, survives in NW of Western Australia and on Barrow Isl.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable as I. auratus , I. a. auratus , and I. a. barrowensis. Rare.

Discussion: See Ride (1970:96) and Lyne and Mort (1981), who recognized arnhemensis and barrowensis as distinct species. A revision based on wider material is needed.

Lyne, A. G., and P. A. Mort. 1981. A comparison of skull morphology in the marsupial bandicoot genus Isoodon: Its taxonomic implications and notes on a new species, Isoodon arnhemensis. Australian Mammalogy, 4: 107 - 133.

Ride, W. D. L. 1970. A guide to the native mammals of Australia. Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 249 pp.