Species Perameles gunnii Gray, 1838
Eastern Barred Bandicoot
- Perameles gunnii Gray, J.E. 1838. Notices accompanying a collection of quadrupeds and fish from Van Diemen's Land. By Ronald Gunn, Esq., addressed to Sir W.J. Hooker, and by him transmitted to the British Museum. With notes and descriptions of the new species. Annals of Natural History 1: 101-111 [107, note on habits p. 102].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 36d ♂ skin, TAS (as Van Diemen's Land).
Distribution
States
Tasmania, Victoria
IBRA
Tas, Vic: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Ecological Descriptors
Crepuscular, nocturnal, omnivore, open forest, open heath, predator, terrestrial, tussock grassland.
Extra Ecological Information
Prefers open grassland (including improved pasture), shelter crucial, excavates prey, some berries eaten.
General References
Aitken, P. 1979. The status of endangered Australian wombats, bandicoots and the marsupial mole. pp. 61-65 in Tyler, M.J. (ed.). The Status of Endangered Australasian Wildlife. Adelaide : Royal Zoological Society of South Australia.
Arnold, A.H., Goldstraw, P.W., Hayes, A.G. & Wright, B.F. 1990. Recovery management of the eastern barred bandicoot in Victoria: the Hamilton conservation strategy. pp. 179-192 in Clark, T.W. & Seebeck, J.H. (eds). Management and conservation of small populations. Brookfield : Chicago Zoological Society 295 pp.
Brown, P.R. & Seebeck, J.H. 1982. 8. The Eastern Barred Bandicoot (Perameles gunnii) - a vanishing Victorian. 207 in Groves, R.H. & Ride, W.D.L (eds). Species at Risk: Research in Australia. Proceedings of a symposium on the biology of rare and endangered species in Australia, sponsored by the Australian Academy of Science and held in Canberra, 25 and 26 November 1981. Canberra : Australian Academy of Science.
Clark, T.W., Gibbs, J.P. & Goldstraw, P.W. 1995. Some demographics of the extirpation from the wild of eastern barred bandicoots (Perameles gunnii) in 1988-91 near Hamilton, Victoria, Australia. Australian Wildlife Research 22: 289-297
Coulson, G. 1990. Applied behaviour: its role in conservation of the eastern barred bandicoot. pp. 77-87 in Clark, T.W. & Seebeck, J.H. (eds). Management and conservation of small populations. Brookfield : Chicago Zoological Society 295 pp.
Driessen, M.M., Mallick, S.A. & Hocking, G.J. 1996. Habitat of the eastern barred bandicoot, Perameles gunnii, in Tasmania: An analysis of road-kills. Wildlife Research 23: 721-727
Dufty, A.C. 1991. Some population characteristics of Perameles gunnii in Victoria. Wildlife Research 18: 355-366
Dufty, A.C. 1994. Field observations of the behaviour of free-ranging eastern barred bandicoots, Perameles gunni, at Hamilton, Victoria. Victorian Naturalist 111: 54-59
Dufty, A.C. 1994. Habitat and spatial requirements of the eastern barred bandicoot (Perameles gunnii) at Hamilton, Victoria. Wildlife Research 21: 459-472
Dufty, A.C. 1994. Population demography of the eastern barred bandicoot (Perameles gunnii) at Hamilton, Victoria. Wildlife Research 21: 445-457
Dufty, A.C. 1995. The growth and development of the eastern barred bandicoot Perameles gunnii in Victoria. Victorian Naturalist 112: 79-85
Freedman, L. 1967. Skull and tooth variation in the genus Perameles. Part 1: anatomical features. Records of the Australian Museum 27: 147-165 pls 16-23
Freedman, L. & Joffe, A.D. 1967. Skull and tooth variation in the genus Perameles. Part 3: metrical features of P. gunnii and P. bougainville. Records of the Australian Museum 27: 197-212 pls 32-34
George, G.G., Dixon, J., Challis, G. & Lacy, R.C. 1990. The taxonomy and palaeontology of the eastern barred bandicoot: their bearing on management of the Victorian population. pp. 33-46 in Seebeck, J.H., Brown, P.R., Wallis, R.L. & Kemper, C.M. (eds). Bandicoots and Bilbies. Chipping Norton : Surrey Beatty & Sons 392 pp.
Heinsohn, G.E. 1966. Ecology and reproduction of the Tasmanian bandicoots (Perameles gunnii and Isoodon obesulus). University of California Publications in Zoology 80: 1-107
Lacy, R.C. & Clark, T.W. 1990. Population viability assessment of the eastern barred bandicoot in Victoria. pp. 131-145 in Clark, T.W. & Seebeck, J.H. (eds). Management and conservation of small populations. Brookfield : Chicago Zoological Society 295 pp.
Lyne, A.G. 1951. Notes on external characters of the barred bandicoot (Perameles gunnii Gray), with special reference to the pouch young. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 121: 587-598
Maguire, L.A., Lacy, R.C., Begg, R.J. & Clark, T.W. 1990. An analysis of alternative strategies for recovering the eastern barred bandicoot in Victoria. pp. 147-164 in Clark, T.W. & Seebeck, J.H. (eds). Management and conservation of small populations. Brookfield : Chicago Zoological Society 295 pp.
Mallick, S.A., Hocking, G.J. & Driessen, M.M. 1997. Habitat requirements of the eastern barred bandicoot, Perameles gunnii, on agricultural land in Tasmania. Wildlife Research 24: 237-243
Minta, S.C., Clark, T.W. & Goldstraw, P. 1990. Population estimates and characteristics of the eastern barred bandicoot in Victoria, with recommendations for population monitoring. pp. 47-75 in Clark, T.W. & Seebeck, J.H. (eds). Management and conservation of small populations. Brookfield : Chicago Zoological Society 295 pp.
Murphy, J.A. 1993. Behaviour of eastern barred bandicoots, Perameles gunnii (Marsupialia : Peramelidae), breeding in captivity. Australian Mammalogy 16: 89-92
Murphy, J.A. & Serena, M. 1993. Results of radio tracking eastern barred bandicoots, Perameles gunnii, (Marsupialia : Peramelidae) at Gellibrand Hill Park, Victoria. Australian Mammalogy 16: 51-54
Quin, D.G. 1992. Observations on prey detection by the bandicoots, Isoodon obesulus and Perameles gunnii (Marsupialia: Peramelidae). Australian Mammalogy 15: 131-133
Reimer, A.B. & Hindell, M.A. 1996. Variation in body condition and diet of the eastern barred bandicoot (Perameles gunnii) during the breeding season. Australian Mammalogy 19: 47-52
Robinson, N.A. 1995. Implications from mitochondrial DNA for management to conserve the eastern barred bandicoot (Perameles gunnii). Conservation Biology 9: 114-125
Robinson, N.A., Sherwin, W.B., Murray, N.D. & Graves, J.A.M. 1990. Applications of conservation genetics to the eastern barred bandicoot, Perameles gunnii. pp. 109-129 in Clark, T.W. & Seebeck, J.H. (eds). Management and conservation of small populations. Brookfield : Chicago Zoological Society 295 pp.
Robinson, N.A., Sherwin, W.B. & Brown, P.R. 1991. A note on the status of the eastern barred bandicoot, Perameles gunnii, in Tasmania. Wildlife Research 18: 451-457
Seebeck, J.H. 1979. 5. Status of the Barred Bandicoot, Perameles gunnii, in Victoria: with a note on husbandry of a captive colony. Australian Wildlife Research 6: 255-264
Seebeck, J.H. 1990. Recovery management of the eastern barred bandicoot in Victoria: statewide strategy. pp. 165-177 in Clark, T.W. & Seebeck, J.H. (eds). Management and conservation of small populations. Brookfield : Chicago Zoological Society 295 pp.
Seebeck, J.H. 1995. Eastern Barred Bandicoot Perameles gunnii. pp. 182-183 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
Seebeck, J.H. 2001. Perameles gunnii. Mammalian Species 654: 1-8
Seebeck, J.H., Bennett, A.W. & Dufty, A.C. 1990. Status, distribution and biogeography of the eastern barred bandicoot, Perameles gunnii, in Victoria. pp. 21-32 in Clark, T.W. & Seebeck, J.H. (eds). Management and conservation of small populations. Brookfield : Chicago Zoological Society 295 pp.
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Eastern Barred Bandicoot)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 04-Jul-2016 | 29-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |