Microperoryctes papuensis Laurie 1952

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 : 42

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Microperoryctes papuensis Laurie 1952 View in CoL

Microperoryctes papuensis Laurie 1952 View in CoL , Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Zool., 1: 291.

Type Locality: Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Prov., Mt. Mura, (30 mi [48 km] NW Mt. Simpson), Boneno, 1220-1525 m.

Vernacular Names: Papuan Bandicoot.

Distribution: SE interior New Guinea, 1200-2650 m.

Conservation: IUCN – Data Deficient. Rare.

Discussion: Formerly included in Peroryctes , but see Groves and Flannery (1990).

Groves, C. P., and T. F. Flannery. 1990. Revision of the families and genera of bandicoots. Pp. 1 - 11, in Bandicoots and bilbies (J. H. Seebeck, R. L. Wallis, P. R. Brown, and C. M. Kemper, eds.). Surrey Beatty and Sons Pty. Ltd., Sydney, 392 pp.

Laurie, E. M. O. 1952. Mammals collected by Mr. Shaw Mayer in New Guinea 1932 - 1949. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology Series, 1: 269 - 318.