New_Guinean_spiny_bandicoot

New Guinean spiny bandicoot

New Guinean spiny bandicoot

Genus of marsupials

The New Guinean spiny bandicoots (genus Echymipera) are members of the order Peramelemorphia. They are found on New Guinea and nearby islands as well as on the Cape York Peninsula of Australia.

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Species

All Echymipera species are native to New Guinea. The common echymipera and long-nosed echymipera are also found on neighboring islands.

References

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    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. 41–42. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
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