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Cape York brown bandicoot Isoodon peninsulae

Where the Cape York brown bandicoot lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

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Cape York brown bandicoot: Isoodon peninsulae
Photo: Scott Burnett, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientific nameIsoodon peninsulae
GroupMarsupials
Found in1 country
ContinentsOceania
ClassMammal
OrderPeramelemorphia
FamilyPeramelidae

Where does the Cape York brown bandicoot live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Cape York brown bandicoot in 1 country or territory across Oceania.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the Cape York brown bandicoot?

The Cape York brown bandicoot (Isoodon peninsulae) is a mammal in the order Peramelemorphia and the family Peramelidae, genus Isoodon. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Cape York brown bandicoot

The Cape York brown bandicoot (Isoodon peninsulae), is a species of bandicoot which is endemic to the Cape York Peninsula of North Queensland. It was previously considered a subspecies of the Southern brown bandicoot.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cape York brown bandicoot (revision 1361356358), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q41083855 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).

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