THYLACOMYIDAE, Bensley, 1903

Russell A. Mittermeier & Don E. Wilson, 2015, Thylacomyidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 5 Monotremes and Marsupials, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 350-361 : 350

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6671053
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6612146
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FB878C-FF98-FFF6-E6CE-FDB9F824FB42
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scientific name	THYLACOMYIDAE
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Family THYLACOMYIDAE View in CoL

(GREATER BILBY)

• Fairly small-sized ground-dwelling marsupial with long muzzle, very long rabbit-like ears, and well-furred, long tail with terminaltuft.

• 50-85 cm. View Figure

• Australasian Region. View Figure

• Arid and semi-arid regions.

• 1 genus, 1 species, at least 1 extant taxon.

•] species Vulnerable; 1 species Extinct since 1600.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
SubClass	Metatheria
Order	Peramelemorphia
Family	Thylacomyidae

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