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Peramelemorphia

Peramelemorphia is an order in the class Mammalia. This database currently files 65 species under it, 7 of them threatened, recorded across 1 countries.

Species filed
65
Threatened
7
Countries recorded
1
With a free photo
18%
Weight range
158 g – 4.8 kg

What is in Peramelemorphia?

10 families filed directly under this order.

  1. Peramelidae

    eastern barred bandicoot, northern brown bandicoot, long-nosed bandicoot, common echymipera …

    39 species
  2. Bulungu

    Bulungu campbelli, Bulungu minkinaensis, Bulungu muirheadae, Bulungu palara …

    6 species
  3. Chaeropodidae

    pig-footed bandicoot, northern pig-footed bandicoot, Chaeropus baynesi, Chaeropus castanotis

    4 species
  4. Galadi

    Galadi adversus, Galadi amplus, Galadi grandis, Galadi speciosus

    4 species
  5. Thylacomyidae

    greater bilby, lesser bilby, Bulbadon warburtonae, Liyamayi dayi

    4 species
  6. Madju

    Madju encorensis, Madju variae

    2 species
  7. Silvicultor

    Silvicultor hamiltonensis, Silvicultor karae

    2 species
  8. Yaralidae

    Yarala burchfieldi, Yarala kida

    2 species
  9. Kutjamarcoot

    Kutjamarcoot brevirostrum

    1 species
  10. Lemdubuoryctes

    Lemdubuoryctes aruensis

    1 species

Best-known members of Peramelemorphia

Ranked by popularity score.

How threatened is Peramelemorphia?

20 of 65 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
ENEndangered315%
VUVulnerable420%
LCLeast Concern1050%
DDData Deficient15%
EXExtinct210%

Where is Peramelemorphia found?

Species on file in this order listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.

Australia: 24 species
  • None on record
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27+
species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. Australia24

All species in Peramelemorphia

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
Greater bilbyMacrotis lagotisThylacomyidaeVulnerable1.35 kg1
Lesser bilbyMacrotis leucuraThylacomyidaeExtinct354 g1
Pig-footed bandicootChaeropus ecaudatusChaeropodidaeNot recorded209.8 g1
Eastern barred bandicootPerameles gunniiPeramelidaeVulnerable870 g1
Northern brown bandicootIsoodon macrourusPeramelidaeLeast Concern1.6 kg1
Long-nosed bandicootPerameles nasutaPeramelidaeLeast Concern975 g1
Common echymiperaEchymipera kalubuPeramelidaeLeast Concern782.2 g1
Golden bandicootIsoodon auratusPeramelidaeLeast Concern425 g1
Southern brown bandicootIsoodon obesulusPeramelidaeLeast Concern775 g1
Western barred bandicootPerameles bougainvillePeramelidaeVulnerable226 g1
Seram bandicootRhynchomeles prattorumPeramelidaeEndangered817.5 g1
Clara's echymiperaEchymipera claraPeramelidaeLeast Concern1.24 kg1
Long-nosed echymiperaEchymipera rufescensPeramelidaeLeast Concern1.1 kg1
Desert bandicootPerameles eremianaPeramelidaeExtinct500 g1
Striped bandicootMicroperoryctes longicaudaPeramelidaeLeast Concern538 g1
Mouse bandicootMicroperoryctes murinaPeramelidaeVulnerable817.5 g1
Papuan bandicootMicroperoryctes papuensisPeramelidaeLeast Concern158 g1
Raffray's bandicootPeroryctes raffrayanaPeramelidaeLeast Concern838.5 g1
David's echymiperaEchymipera davidiPeramelidaeEndangered950 g1
Menzies' echymiperaEchymipera echinistaPeramelidaeData Deficient1 kg1
Giant bandicootPeroryctes broadbentiPeramelidaeEndangered4.8 kg1
Arfak pygmy bandicootMicroperoryctes apliniPeramelidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Not recordedCrash bandicootPeramelidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Northern pig-footed bandicootChaeropus yirratjiChaeropodidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Ooldea barred bandicootPerameles papillonPeramelidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedPerameles bowensisPeramelidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Southwestern barred bandicootPerameles myosurosPeramelidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Southern barred bandicootPerameles notinaPeramelidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Queensland barred bandicootPerameles pallescensPeramelidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Not recordedPerameles allinghamensisPeramelidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedPerameles wilkinsonorumPeramelidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedIschnodon australisPeramelidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedPeroryctes trigonodonPeramelidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedBulbadon warburtonaeThylacomyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedBulungu campbelliNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedBulungu minkinaensisNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedBulungu muirheadaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedBulungu palaraNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedBulungu pinpaensisNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedBulungu westermaniNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedChaeropus baynesiChaeropodidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedGaladi adversusNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedGaladi amplusNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedGaladi grandisNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedGaladi speciosusNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedKutjamarcoot brevirostrumNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedLiyamayi dayiThylacomyidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedMadju encorensisNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedMadju variaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedPerameles sobbeiPeramelidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedPeroryctes aruensisPeramelidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedSilvicultor hamiltonensisNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedSilvicultor karaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedYarala burchfieldiYaralidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedChaeropus castanotisChaeropodidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedEchymipera philipiPeramelidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedIsoodon museiPeramelidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedLemdubuoryctes aruensisNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedPerameles arenariaPeramelidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedPerameles ecaudatusPeramelidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedPerameles harveyiPeramelidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedPerameles lawsonPeramelidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedPerameles majorPeramelidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedPeroryctes kwiyawagiensisPeramelidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedYarala kidaYaralidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded