Species Perameles eremiana Spencer, 1897 (extinct)
Desert Bandicoot
- Perameles eremiana Spencer, B. 1897. Description of two new species of marsupials from Central Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 9: 5-11 [9].
Type data:
Holotype NMV C5864 ♂ spirit specimen, Burt Plain, N of Alice Springs, NT, central Australia (as 40 miles NE of Charlotte Waters, NT).Type locality references:
Iredale, T. & Troughton, E. le G. 1934. A check-list of the mammals recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 6: i-xii 1-122 [19]; Dixon, J.M. 1970. Catalogue of mammal types (Class Mammalia) in the National Museum of Victoria. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 31: 105-114 [108].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Considered probably extinct.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, NT, SA, WA: Burt Plain (BRT), Channel Country (CHC), Central Ranges (CR), Finke (FIN), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Pilbara (PIL), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Hummock grassland, insectivorous, nocturnal, terrestrial, tussock grassland.
Extra Ecological Information
Sand ridge desert, shallow nesting depression.
General References
Burbidge, A.A., Johnson, K.A., Fuller, P.J. & Southgate, R. 1988. Aboriginal knowledge of the mammals of the central deserts of Australia. Australian Wildlife Research 15: 9-39
Finlayson, H.H. 1961. On Central Australian mammals. Part IV - The distribution and status of Central Australian species. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 14: 141-191
Gordon, G. 1995. Desert Bandicoot Perameles eremiana. pp. 180-181 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
Gordon, G. & Hall, L.S. 1995. Tail fat storage in arid zone bandicoots. Australian Mammalogy 18: 87-90
Parker, S.A. 1973. An annotated checklist of the native land mammals of the Northern Territory. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 16(11): 1-57
Spencer, B. 1897. Description of two new species of marsupials from Central Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 9: 5-11
Warburton, N.M. & Travouillon, K.J. 2016. The biology and palaeontology of the Peramelemorphia: a review of current knowledge and future research directions. Australian Journal of Zoology 64: 151-181
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Desert Bandicoot)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2023 | PERAMELINAE | 18-Apr-2018 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Jul-2016 | 29-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Oct-2010 | MODIFIED |