The Papuan bandicoot (Microperoryctes papuensis) is a species of marsupial in the family Peramelidae. It is endemic to the Bird's Tail Peninsula (Papua New Guinea). Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.[2] M. papuensis is a small bandicoot with a soft coat with a clear back, upper torso and face stripes. Its head to body length is 18–21 cm (7.1–8.3 in), the tail is 14–16 cm (5.5–6.3 in) long, the hind foot is from 43 to 47 mm (1.7 to 1.9 in) long, the ears are 25 to 28 mm (0.98 to 1.10 in) long and the animal weighs 145–184 g (5.1–6.5 oz).
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Peramelemorphia |
| Family: | Peramelidae |
| Genus: | Microperoryctes |
| Species: | M. papuensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Microperoryctes papuensis (Laurie, 1952)
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| Papuan bandicoot range | |
References
edit- ^ Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 42. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b Leary, T.; Wright, D.; Hamilton, S.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Bonaccorso, F.; Helgen, K.; Seri, L.; Allison, A.; Aplin, K.; Dickman, C.; Salas, L. (2016). "Microperoryctes papuensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13390A21965507. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T13390A21965507.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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