Striped Bandicoot - Microperoryctes longicauda
( W.C.H. Peters & Doria, 1876 )

 

 



Subspecies: Unknown
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CITES Status: Not Listed
IUCN Status: Least Concern
U.S. ESA Status: Not Listed

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Life Span: in the Wild
Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
The Striped Bandicoot occurs in mid-montane and montane tropical moist forests and subalpine grasslands. It can be found in both primary and secondary forest. Females have been recorded with three or four young (Flannery 1995).

Range:
This species occurs throughout the mountains of central New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea) and the Arfak mountains (Indonesia). It ranges from 1,000 to 3,950 m asl.

Conservation:
It occurs in several protected areas.

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