Striped bandicoot
Microperoryctes longicauda (Peters & Doria, 1876)
The striped bandicoot (Microperoryctes longicauda) is a species in the family Peramelidae, order Peramelemorphia. Recorded adults weigh 538 g to 542.1 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the striped bandicoot
- Weight
- 538 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
- 3src for Young per litter or clutch
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the striped 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 striped 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 striped bandicoot?
The striped bandicoot (Microperoryctes longicauda) is a species of marsupial in the family Peramelidae. It is found in West Papua and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. The striped bandicoot is a host of the Acanthocephalan intestinal parasite Australiformis semoni.
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Is the striped bandicoot endangered?
The striped bandicoot is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- 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 Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the striped bandicoot classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderPeramelemorphia
- familyPeramelidae
- genusMicroperoryctes
- SpeciesMicroperoryctes longicauda (Peters & Doria, 1876)
Synonyms Perameles longicauda, Peroryctes longicauda
Other names and names in other languages (13)
- Long-tailed bandicootEnglish
- بندقوط طويل الذيلArabic
- bandikutec pruhovanýCzech
- Langschwanz-MausnasenbeutlerGerman
- Langschwanz-NasenbeutlerGerman
- Bandicut Pigmeo EstriadoSpanish
- juovahiiripusseliFinnish
- Péramèle-souris rayéFrench
- オナガバンディクートJapanese
- StripenesepunggrevlingNorwegian Bokmål
- LangstaartbuideldasDutch
- jamrajek pręgowanyPolish
- Полосатый бандикутRussian
Relatives of the striped bandicoot
Other species in the same genus Microperoryctes.
Mouse bandicoot
Microperoryctes murina
Papuan bandicoot
Microperoryctes papuensis
Arfak pygmy bandicoot
Microperoryctes aplini
CompareStriped bandicoot vs Mouse bandicootStriped bandicoot vs Papuan bandicootStriped bandicoot vs Arfak pygmy bandicoot
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the striped bandicoot?
An adult striped bandicoot weighs 538 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the striped bandicoot live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the striped bandicoot for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the striped bandicoot endangered?
The striped bandicoot is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the striped bandicoot?
The striped bandicoot (Microperoryctes longicauda) 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.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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