Peroryctes raffrayana (Milne-Edwards 1878)

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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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7316519

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11343504

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scientific name

Peroryctes raffrayana (Milne-Edwards 1878)
status

 

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[Perameles] raffrayana Milne-Edwards 1878 , Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris), 7 (11): 1.

Type Locality: Indonesia, Prov. of Papua (= Irian Jaya), Vogelkop, Manokwari Div., Amberbaki.

Vernacular Names: Raffray's Bandicoot.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Peroryctes raffrayana subsp. raffrayana Milne-Edwards 1878

Subspecies Peroryctes raffrayana subsp. rothschildi Förster 1913

Distribution: New Guinea, sea level to 4000 m; Yapen Isl.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Secure.

Discussion: Laurie and Hill (1954:10) included broadbenti in this species; but see Van Deusen and Jones (1967:74).

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.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Peramelemorphia

Family

Peramelidae

SubFamily

Peroryctinae

Genus

Peroryctes