Peroryctes

2 species

The list of species of Peroryctes genus

The New Guinean long-nosed bandicoots are members of the order Peramelemorphia. They are small to medium-sized marsupial omnivores native to New Guinea.

Two fossil taxa from Australia, Peroryctes tedfordi and then-unnamed Silvicultor hamiltonensis, were originally assigned to this genus, but they were subsequently transferred to the separate genus Silvicultor.

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The list of species of Peroryctes genus

The New Guinean long-nosed bandicoots are members of the order Peramelemorphia. They are small to medium-sized marsupial omnivores native to New Guinea.

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Giant bandicoot

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.The type locality is Papua New Guinea, Central Prov., banks of...

Raffray's bandicoot

Peroryctes raffrayana

Raffray's bandicoot (Peroryctes raffrayana ) is a species of marsupial in the family Peroryctidae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.