Seram bandicoot
Rhynchomeles prattorum Thomas, 1920
The seram bandicoot (Rhynchomeles prattorum) is a species in the family Peramelidae, order Peramelemorphia. Recorded adults weigh about 817.5 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.
Quick facts about the seram bandicoot
- Weight
- 817.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the seram bandicoot live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The seram bandicoot is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the seram bandicoot?
The Seram bandicoot (Rhynchomeles prattorum), also known as the Seram Island long-nosed bandicoot, is a member of the order Peramelemorphia that is endemic to the island of Seram in Indonesia. It is the only species in the genus Rhynchomeles.
From the Wikipedia article “Seram bandicoot” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seram_bandicoot&oldid=1382798647), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the seram bandicoot endangered?
The seram bandicoot is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Endangered species. What the categories mean.
How is the seram bandicoot classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderPeramelemorphia
- familyPeramelidae
- genusRhynchomeles
- SpeciesRhynchomeles prattorum Thomas, 1920
Other names and names in other languages (16)
- Ceram bandicootEnglish
- Ceram bandicootEnglish
- Ceram island long-nosed bandicootEnglish
- Ceram island long-nosed bandicootEnglish
- بندقوط سيراميArabic
- bandikutec seramskýCzech
- Ceram-NasenbeutlerGerman
- CeramnasenbeutlerGerman
- Bandicut de la Isla de SeramSpanish
- seramsaarenpusseliFinnish
- Péramèle De CéramFrench
- セラムバンディクートJapanese
- Indonesisk PunggrevlingNorwegian Bokmål
- CerambuideldasDutch
- seramczyk górskiPolish
- Церамский бандикутRussian
Relatives of the seram bandicoot
Other species in the same family Peramelidae.
Eastern barred bandicoot
Perameles gunnii
Northern brown bandicoot
Isoodon macrourus
Long-nosed bandicoot
Perameles nasuta
Common echymipera
Echymipera kalubu
Golden bandicoot
Isoodon auratus
Southern brown bandicoot
Isoodon obesulus
CompareSeram bandicoot vs Eastern barred bandicootSeram bandicoot vs Northern brown bandicootSeram bandicoot vs Long-nosed bandicootSeram bandicoot vs Common echymipera
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the seram bandicoot?
An adult seram bandicoot weighs 817.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the seram bandicoot live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the seram bandicoot for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the seram bandicoot endangered?
The seram bandicoot is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the seram bandicoot?
The seram bandicoot (Rhynchomeles prattorum) belongs to the family Peramelidae in the order Peramelemorphia.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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