The Arfak pygmy bandicoot (Microperoryctes aplini) is a species of marsupial in the family Peramelidae. It is endemic to the Arfak mountains in the Vogelkop Peninsula of West Papua, in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The population is unknown and threats may be human expansion and hunting but it is protected by Arfak Reserve.[1]
^ abLeary, T.; Wright, D.; Hamilton, S.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Bonaccorso, F.; Helgen, K.; Seri, L. (2008). "Microperoryctes aplini". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. IUCN: e.T136538A4307163. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136538A4307163.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018. Database entry includes justification for why this species is data deficient.
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arfak, pygmy, bandicoot, microperoryctes, aplini, species, marsupial, family, peramelidae, endemic, arfak, mountains, vogelkop, peninsula, west, papua, indonesia, natural, habitat, subtropical, tropical, moist, montane, forests, population, unknown, threats, h. The Arfak pygmy bandicoot Microperoryctes aplini is a species of marsupial in the family Peramelidae It is endemic to the Arfak mountains in the Vogelkop Peninsula of West Papua in Indonesia Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests The population is unknown and threats may be human expansion and hunting but it is protected by Arfak Reserve 1 Arfak pygmy bandicootConservation statusVulnerable IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaInfraclass MarsupialiaOrder PeramelemorphiaFamily PeramelidaeGenus MicroperoryctesSpecies M apliniBinomial nameMicroperoryctes apliniHelgen amp Flannery 2004Arfak pygmy bandicoot rangeReferences edit a b Leary T Wright D Hamilton S Singadan R Menzies J Bonaccorso F Helgen K Seri L 2008 Microperoryctes aplini The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008 IUCN e T136538A4307163 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2008 RLTS T136538A4307163 en Retrieved 11 January 2018 Database entry includes justification for why this species is data deficient Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arfak pygmy bandicoot amp oldid 1211319791, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
