Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897 Order Peramelemorphia Ameghino, 1889 Family Peramelidae Gray, 1825 - bandicoots Subfamily Echymiperinae McKenna & Bell, 1997 Genus Microperoryctes Stein, 1932 - New Guinean mouse bandicoot Microperoryctes longicauda (Peters & Doria, 1876) - striped bandicoot [Microperoryctes longicauda longicauda]ᵀ (Peters & Doria, 1876)