Arfak pygmy bandicoot
| Arfak pygmy bandicoot | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Peramelemorphia |
| Family: | Peramelidae |
| Genus: | Microperoryctes |
| Species: | M. aplini |
| Binomial name | |
| Microperoryctes aplini Helgen & Flannery, 2004 | |
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| Arfak pygmy bandicoot range | |
The Arfak pygmy bandicoot (Microperoryctes aplini) is a species of marsupial in the family Peramelidae. It is endemic to the Arfak mountains in the Vogelkop Peninsula of West Papua, in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The population is unknown and threats may be human expansion and hunting but it is protected by Arfak Reserve.[1]
References
- 1 2 Leary, T.; Wright, D.; Hamilton, S.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Bonaccorso, F.; Helgen, K.; Seri, L. (2008). "Microperoryctes aplini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 September 2009. Database entry includes justification for why this species is data deficient.
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