Giant bandicoot
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Peroryctes broadbenti

The giant bandicoot (Peroryctes broadbenti ) is a species of marsupial in the family Peramelidae endemic to Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

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The type locality is Papua New Guinea, Central Prov., banks of Goldie River (a tributary of the Laloki River) inland from Port Moresby.

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Distribution

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Giant bandicoot habitat map
Giant bandicoot

References

1. Giant bandicoot Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_bandicoot
2. Giant bandicoot on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16710/21965270

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