Striped bandicoot
Species of marsupial
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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.[2] The striped bandicoot is a host of the Acanthocephalan intestinal parasite Australiformis semoni.[3]
| Striped bandicoot[1] | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Peramelemorphia |
| Family: | Peramelidae |
| Genus: | Microperoryctes |
| Species: | M. longicauda |
| Binomial name | |
| Microperoryctes longicauda | |
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| Striped bandicoot range | |
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