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 dorsalis (Thomas, 1922)