Peramelemorphia
order of mammals
The order Peramelemorphia includes the bandicoots and bilbies. They are small marsupial omnivores. This order of mammals consists of some lesser known marsupials. They are native to New Guinea and Australia.
| Peramelemorphia Temporal range: Oligocene – Recent
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| a short-nosed bandicoot | |
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| Order: | Peramelemorphia Kirsch, 1968
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Chaeropodidae Gill, 1872 | |
