Russell A. Mittermeier;Don E. Wilson
Peramelidae
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The marsupial family Peramelidae contains the extant bandicoots. They are found throughout Australia and New Guinea, with at least some species living in every available habitat, from rainforest to desert. Four fossil peramelids are described. One known extinct species of bandicoot, the pig-footed bandicoot, was so different from the other species, it was recently moved into its own family.
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Peramelidae is a family of mammals within the order Peramelemorphia. It belongs to the class Mammalia, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The taxon was described by Gray in 1825 and holds an accepted status in taxonomic records.
Records for this family are documented across Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Institutional collections include specimens from ANWC and UCMP, with a total of 283 records and two media items noted in iDigBio. Additionally, the family is referenced by 91 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderPeramelemorphia
- FamilyPeramelidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 283
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Peramelidae
- Collections
- ANWC, UCMP
- Recorded in
- Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Australia
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Characteristics
- Classification
- See also
- References
- Further reading
The marsupial family Peramelidae contains the extant bandicoots. They are found throughout Australia and New Guinea, with at least some species living in every available habitat, from rainforest to desert. Four fossil peramelids are described. One known extinct species of bandicoot, the pig-footed bandicoot, was so different from the other species, it was recently moved into its own family.
==Characteristics== Peramelids are small marsupials, ranging in size from the mouse bandicoot, which is 15–17.5 cm long, to the giant bandicoot, which at 39–56 cm in length and up 4.7 kg in weight, is about the size of a rabbit. They have short limbs and tails, smallish, mouse-like ears, and a long, pointed snout.
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