Isoodon auratus Ramsay 1887

Isoodon auratus Ramsay 1887, 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.