Biology:Perameles papillon
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Short description: Extinct species of bandicoot
| Perameles papillon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Peramelemorphia |
| Family: | Peramelidae |
| Genus: | Perameles |
| Species: | P. papillon
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| Binomial name | |
| Perameles papillon Travouillon & Phillips, 2018
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The Nullarbor barred bandicoot (Perameles papillon)[1] is an extinct species of bandicoot that was native to the arid Nullarbor Plain in southern Australia . It is also called the butterfly bandicoot for the dark brown patch on its rump, which resembles a butterfly. It was described in 2018[2] based on existing skins and osteological material within museum collections in Australia.[3]
The Nullarbor barred bandicoot was last collected in 1928. Suspected causes of its extinction include predation by non-native feral cats and foxes, habitat degradation due to non-native rabbits and livestock, and changes in the fire regime.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Threatened Species Scientific Committee (2021). Listing Advice Perameles papillon Nullarbor Barred Bandicoot. Canberra: Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/species/pubs/89865-listing-advice-03032021.pdf
- ↑ Perameles papillon Travouillon & Phillips, 2018. Atlas of Living Australia. Accessed February 2020.
- ↑ Travouillon, Kenny J.; Phillips, Matthew J. (7 February 2018). "Total evidence analysis of the phylogenetic relationships of bandicoots and bilbies (Marsupialia: Peramelemorphia): reassessment of two species and description of a new species". Zootaxa 4378 (2): 224–256. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4378.2.3. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 29690027.
Wikidata ☰ Q50284559 entry
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