Peramelidae
Family of marsupials / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
Quick Facts Peramelidae Temporal range: Miocene - Recent, Scientific classification ...
Peramelidae Temporal range: Miocene - Recent | |
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An eastern barred bandicoot | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Peramelemorphia |
Family: | Peramelidae Gray, 1825 |
Type genus | |
Perameles Geoffroy, 1804 | |
Subfamilies and genera | |
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