Long-nosed_echymipera

Long-nosed echymipera

Long-nosed echymipera

Species of marsupial

The long-nosed echymipera (Echymipera rufescens), or long-nosed spiny bandicoot, is a species of marsupial in the family Peramelidae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.[2]

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Vernacular names

Vernacular names for E. rufescens in various Aru languages of the Aru Islands in far eastern Indonesia:[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Groves, C.P. (2005). "Order Peramelemorphia". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. [2]
    Leary, T.; Wright, D.; Hamilton, S.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Bonaccorso, F.; Helgen, K.; Seri, L.; Allison, A.; Winter, J.; Aplin, K.; Dickman, C.; Salas, L. (2016). "Echymipera rufescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T7019A21966655. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T7019A21966655.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. [3]
    Schapper, Antoinette (2011). "Phalanger Facts: Notes on Blust's Marsupial Reconstructions". Oceanic Linguistics. 50 (1): 258–272. doi:10.1353/ol.2011.0004. S2CID 145482148.


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