Seram bandicoot

Seram bandicoot[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Peramelemorphia
Family: Peramelidae
Subfamily: Echymiperinae
Genus: Rhynchomeles
Thomas, 1920
Species:
R. prattorum
Binomial name
Rhynchomeles prattorum
Thomas, 1920
Seram bandicoot range

The Seram bandicoot (Rhynchomeles prattorum), also known as the Seram Island long-nosed bandicoot, is a member of the order Peramelemorphia that is endemic to the island of Seram in Indonesia. It is the only species in the genus Rhynchomeles.

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  2. ^ Leary, T.; Wright, D.; Hamilton, S.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Bonaccorso, F.; Helgen, K.; Seri, L.; Allison, A.; Aplin, K.; Dickman, C.; Salas, L. (2016). "Rhynchomeles prattorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19711A21967091. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T19711A21967091.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.