Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Scientific name Peroryctes | |
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Lower classifications Giant bandicoot, Raffray's bandicoot | ||
The New Guinean long-nosed bandicoots (genus Peroryctes) are members of the order Peramelemorphia. They are small to medium-sized marsupial omnivores native to New Guinea.
Fossil members of this genus have been found in Australia, including P. tedfordi and an unnamed species.
References
New Guinean long-nosed bandicoot Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA