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Perameles

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Perameles
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Perameles is a genus of marsupials of the order Peramelemorphia. They are referred to as long-nosed bandicoots or barred bandicoots.[1][2]

Quick facts Perameles Temporal range: Pleistocene - Recent, Scientific classification ...

The genus name Perameles comes from Ancient Greek πήρα (pḗra), meaning ("pouch, bag"), and Latin mēlēs, meaning "marten, badger".[3]

More than half the known recent species of Perameles have been driven to extinction, although these extinct species were long considered conspecific with P. bougainville, a 2018 study determined them to be distinct species.[4]

The extant species are:

The recently extinct species are:

Fossil species are,

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