Perameles E. Geoffroy 1804

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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scientific name	Perameles E. Geoffroy 1804
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Treatment

Perameles E. Geoffroy 1804 , Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, 4: 56.

Type Species: Perameles nasuta É. Geoffroy 1804

Synonyms: Thylacis Illiger 1811 .

Species and subspecies: 4 species:

Species Perameles bougainville Quoy and Gaimard 1824

Species Perameles eremiana Spencer 1897

Species Perameles gunnii Gray 1838

Species Perameles nasuta E. Geoffroy 1804

Discussion: Perameles was also used by Geoffroy, 1804, Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris, 3(80):249, which may take priority (dates uncertain). Molecular data ( Westerman et al., 2001) suggest that this genus may be paraphyletic with respect to Isoodon . Species boundaries in the genus are confused and a revision is needed.