Authority citation: Peters, W.C.H. and Doria, G. 1876-09. Diagnosi di tre nuove specie di Mammiferi della Nuova Guinea e di Salawatti. Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova 8:335-336.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7916095
Original name as described: Perameles longicauda
Nominal names: longicauda (W. C. H. Peters & Doria, 1876) | longicaudata (A. Milne-Edwards, 1878) [incorrect subsequent spelling] | longicaudatus (O. Thomas, 1888) [unjustified emendation] | longicaudatus (O. Thomas, 1906) [incorrect subsequent spelling] | dorsalis (O. Thomas, 1922)
Other common names: Striped Bandicoot
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Marsupialia -- Order: Peramelemorphia -- Family: Peramelidae -- Subfamily: Echymiperinae
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: MSNG CE 597, MSNG CE 3908
Type locality: "Hatam, Mons Arfak," (= Arfak Mountains, Bird's Head, Manokwari Division, Papua Province, Indonesia).
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Indonesia (IDN)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
Species-specific notes: previously included M. ornatus, although some authorities don't recognize this species as distinct
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