order
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.
Peramelidae
eastern barred bandicoot, northern brown bandicoot, long-nosed bandicoot, common echymipera …
39 speciesBulungu
Bulungu campbelli, Bulungu minkinaensis, Bulungu muirheadae, Bulungu palara …
6 speciesChaeropodidae
pig-footed bandicoot, northern pig-footed bandicoot, Chaeropus baynesi, Chaeropus castanotis
4 speciesGaladi
Galadi adversus, Galadi amplus, Galadi grandis, Galadi speciosus
4 speciesThylacomyidae
greater bilby, lesser bilby, Bulbadon warburtonae, Liyamayi dayi
4 speciesMadju
Madju encorensis, Madju variae
2 speciesSilvicultor
Silvicultor hamiltonensis, Silvicultor karae
2 speciesYaralidae
Yarala burchfieldi, Yarala kida
2 speciesKutjamarcoot
1 speciesLemdubuoryctes
1 species
Best-known members of Peramelemorphia
Ranked by popularity score.

Greater bilby
Macrotis lagotis

Lesser bilby
Macrotis leucura
Pig-footed bandicoot
Chaeropus ecaudatus

Eastern barred bandicoot
Perameles gunnii

Northern brown bandicoot
Isoodon macrourus

Long-nosed bandicoot
Perameles nasuta

Common echymipera
Echymipera kalubu

Golden bandicoot
Isoodon auratus
How threatened is Peramelemorphia?
20 of 65 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| ENEndangered | 3 | 15% |
| VUVulnerable | 4 | 20% |
| LCLeast Concern | 10 | 50% |
| DDData Deficient | 1 | 5% |
| EXExtinct | 2 | 10% |
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.
- None on record
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27+
All species in Peramelemorphia
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater bilby | Macrotis lagotis | Thylacomyidae | Vulnerable | 1.35 kg | 1 |
| Lesser bilby | Macrotis leucura | Thylacomyidae | Extinct | 354 g | 1 |
| Pig-footed bandicoot | Chaeropus ecaudatus | Chaeropodidae | Not recorded | 209.8 g | 1 |
| Eastern barred bandicoot | Perameles gunnii | Peramelidae | Vulnerable | 870 g | 1 |
| Northern brown bandicoot | Isoodon macrourus | Peramelidae | Least Concern | 1.6 kg | 1 |
| Long-nosed bandicoot | Perameles nasuta | Peramelidae | Least Concern | 975 g | 1 |
| Common echymipera | Echymipera kalubu | Peramelidae | Least Concern | 782.2 g | 1 |
| Golden bandicoot | Isoodon auratus | Peramelidae | Least Concern | 425 g | 1 |
| Southern brown bandicoot | Isoodon obesulus | Peramelidae | Least Concern | 775 g | 1 |
| Western barred bandicoot | Perameles bougainville | Peramelidae | Vulnerable | 226 g | 1 |
| Seram bandicoot | Rhynchomeles prattorum | Peramelidae | Endangered | 817.5 g | 1 |
| Clara's echymipera | Echymipera clara | Peramelidae | Least Concern | 1.24 kg | 1 |
| Long-nosed echymipera | Echymipera rufescens | Peramelidae | Least Concern | 1.1 kg | 1 |
| Desert bandicoot | Perameles eremiana | Peramelidae | Extinct | 500 g | 1 |
| Striped bandicoot | Microperoryctes longicauda | Peramelidae | Least Concern | 538 g | 1 |
| Mouse bandicoot | Microperoryctes murina | Peramelidae | Vulnerable | 817.5 g | 1 |
| Papuan bandicoot | Microperoryctes papuensis | Peramelidae | Least Concern | 158 g | 1 |
| Raffray's bandicoot | Peroryctes raffrayana | Peramelidae | Least Concern | 838.5 g | 1 |
| David's echymipera | Echymipera davidi | Peramelidae | Endangered | 950 g | 1 |
| Menzies' echymipera | Echymipera echinista | Peramelidae | Data Deficient | 1 kg | 1 |
| Giant bandicoot | Peroryctes broadbenti | Peramelidae | Endangered | 4.8 kg | 1 |
| Arfak pygmy bandicoot | Microperoryctes aplini | Peramelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Crash bandicoot | Peramelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Northern pig-footed bandicoot | Chaeropus yirratji | Chaeropodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Ooldea barred bandicoot | Perameles papillon | Peramelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Perameles bowensis | Peramelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Southwestern barred bandicoot | Perameles myosuros | Peramelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Southern barred bandicoot | Perameles notina | Peramelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Queensland barred bandicoot | Perameles pallescens | Peramelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Perameles allinghamensis | Peramelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Perameles wilkinsonorum | Peramelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Ischnodon australis | Peramelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Peroryctes trigonodon | Peramelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Bulbadon warburtonae | Thylacomyidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Bulungu campbelli | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Bulungu minkinaensis | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Bulungu muirheadae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Bulungu palara | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Bulungu pinpaensis | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Bulungu westermani | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Chaeropus baynesi | Chaeropodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Galadi adversus | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Galadi amplus | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Galadi grandis | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Galadi speciosus | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Kutjamarcoot brevirostrum | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Liyamayi dayi | Thylacomyidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Madju encorensis | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Madju variae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Perameles sobbei | Peramelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Peroryctes aruensis | Peramelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silvicultor hamiltonensis | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silvicultor karae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Yarala burchfieldi | Yaralidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Chaeropus castanotis | Chaeropodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Echymipera philipi | Peramelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Isoodon musei | Peramelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lemdubuoryctes aruensis | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Perameles arenaria | Peramelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Perameles ecaudatus | Peramelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Perameles harveyi | Peramelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Perameles lawson | Peramelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Perameles major | Peramelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Peroryctes kwiyawagiensis | Peramelidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Yarala kida | Yaralidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |