Microperoryctes_ornata

Eastern striped bandicoot

Eastern striped bandicoot

Species of marsupial

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.

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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

  1. [1]
    Groves, C. P. (2005). "Microperoryctes longicauda ornatus". In 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.
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    Yang, Sichun; Banavali, Nilesh K.; Roux, Benoît (10 March 2009). "Mapping the conformational transition in Src activation by cumulating the information from multiple molecular dynamics trajectories". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106 (10): 3776–3781. Bibcode:2009PNAS..106.3776Y. doi:10.1073/pnas.0808261106. PMC 2656156. PMID 19225111.
  3. [3]
    Flannery, T.F. (1995). Mammals of New Guinea (2nd ed.). Chatswood, New South Wales: Reed Books. ISBN 0-7301-0411-7.[page needed]
  4. [4]
    Helgen, Kristofer M.; Flannery, Timothy F. (February 2004). "A new species of bandicoot, Microperoryctes aplini, from western New Guinea". Journal of Zoology. 264 (2): 117–124. doi:10.1017/S0952836904005667.

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