Peroryctes broadbenti (Ramsay 1879)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Peramelemorphia, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 38-42 : 40

Peroryctes broadbenti (Ramsay 1879)

[Peroryctes] broadbenti (Ramsay 1879) , Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W., 3: 402.

Type Locality: Papua New Guinea, Central Prov., banks of Goldie River (a tributary of the Laloki River) inland from Port Moresby.

Vernacular Names: Giant Bandicoot.

Distribution: SE New Guinea, probably lowlands.

Conservation: IUCN – Data Deficient. Rare.

Discussion: Included in raffrayana by Laurie and Hill (1954:10), but considered a distinct species by Van Deusen and Jones (1967:74).