Peroryctes broadbenti (Ramsay 1879)

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 : 40

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scientific name	Peroryctes broadbenti (Ramsay 1879)
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Peroryctes broadbenti (Ramsay 1879) View in CoL

[Peroryctes] broadbenti (Ramsay 1879) View in CoL , Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W., 3: 402.

Type Locality: Papua New Guinea, Central Prov., banks of Goldie River (a tributary of the Laloki River) inland from Port Moresby.

Vernacular Names: Giant Bandicoot.

Distribution: SE New Guinea, probably lowlands.

Conservation: IUCN – Data Deficient. Rare.

Discussion: Included in raffrayana by Laurie and Hill (1954:10), but considered a distinct species by Van Deusen and Jones (1967:74).

References

Laurie, E. M. O., and J. E. Hill. 1954. List of land mammals of New Guinea, Celebes and adjacent islands 1758 - 1952. British Museum (Natural History) Publications, London, 175 pp.

Van Deusen, H. M., and J. K. Jones, Jr. 1967. Marsupials. Pp. 61 - 86, in Recent mammals of the world (S. Anderson and J. K. Jones, Jr. eds.). Ronald Press Co., New York, 453 pp.