Authority citation: Stein, G. 1932. Einige neue Beuteltiere aus Neuguinea. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 7:254-257.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45378731
Original name as described: Microperoryctes murina
Nominal names: murinus G. Stein, 1932
Other common names: Weyland Mouse Bandicoot
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Marsupialia -- Order: Peramelemorphia -- Family: Peramelidae -- Subfamily: Echymiperinae
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: ZMB 44229
Type locality: Sumuri Mountain, 2500 m, Weyland Mountains, Paniai Division, Papua Province (= Irian Jaya), 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:
Species-specific notes: often spelt 'murina', but the genus Microperoryctes is masculine and the name should be spelt 'murinus'
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