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Peroryctes broadbenti (Giant bandicoot)

Osteichthyes - Peramelemorphia - Peramelidae

Taxonomy
Peroryctes broadbenti was named by Ramsay (1879). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Peroryctes broadbenti Ramsay
2005Peroryctes broadbenti Wilson and Reeder

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderPeramelemorphiaAmeghino 1889
suborderPerameloidea
familyPeramelidaeGray 1825
genusPeroryctesThomas 1906
speciesbroadbentiRamsay 1879

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Peroryctes broadbenti Ramsay 1879 [Giant bandicoot]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 14:38:06
Modified: 2012-05-14 23:38:06
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Hopson 1973, Clemens 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Bassarova et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available