Perameles is a genus of marsupials of the order Peramelemorphia. They are referred to as long-nosed bandicoots or barred bandicoots.

The genus name Perameles comes from Ancient Greek (), meaning ("pouch, bag"), and Latin , meaning "marten, badger".

More than half the known recent species of Perameles have been driven to extinction, although these extinct species were long considered conspecific with P. bougainville, a 2018 study determined them to be distinct species.

The extant species are:

• Western barred bandicoot (P. bougainville)

• Eastern barred bandicoot (P. gunnii)

• Long-nosed bandicoot (P. nasuta)

• Queensland barred bandicoot (P. pallescens)

The recently extinct species are:

• †Desert bandicoot (P. eremiana)

• †New South Wales barred bandicoot (P. fasciata)

• †Southwestern barred bandicoot (P. myosuros)

• †Southern barred bandicoot (P. notina)

• †Nullarbor barred bandicoot (P. papillon)

Fossil species are:

• †P. allinghamensis

• †P. bowensis

• †P. sobbei

• †P. wilkinsonorum

References

External links

• ARKive - images and movies of the western barred bandicoot