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Revision as of 09:38, 19 December 2016
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| Species: | M. ornata
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| Microperoryctes ornata (Thomas, 1904)
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The eastern striped bandicoot (Microperoryctes ornata) is a species of marsupial in the family Peramelidae. It is found in eastern Papua New Guinea in the Enga Province. It is endemic to mountain forested habitats ranging from 1,000 – 3,600 m in elevation.[3] The eastern striped bandicoot is a terrestrial omnivore.
It was previously listed as a subspecies of Microperoryctes longicauda.[4]
Description
The eastern striped bandicoot has a tail length is from 17.4 cm to 19.8 cm.
References
- ^ 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. pp. 38–42. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ PNAS.org
- ^ Flannery, T.F. (1995). "Mammals of New Guinea" (2nd ed.). Chatswood, New South Wales: Reed Books: 568 pp. ISBN 0 7301 0411 7.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Helgen, K.M. & Flannery, T.F. (2004). A new species of bandicoot, Microperoryctes aplini, from western New Guinea. Journal of Zoology 264:117-124.
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