Papuan bandicoot

{{Short description|Species of marsupial}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Papuan bandicoot{{MSW3 Groves | pages = 42}}

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Leary, T. |author2=Wright, D. |author3=Hamilton, S. |author4=Singadan, R. |author5=Menzies, J. |author6=Bonaccorso, F. |author7=Helgen, K. |author8=Seri, L. |author9=Allison, A. |author10=Aplin, K. |author11=Dickman, C. |author12=Salas, L. |date=2016 |title=Microperoryctes papuensis |volume=2016 |page=e.T13390A21965507 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T13390A21965507.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| genus = Microperoryctes

| species = papuensis

| authority = (Laurie, 1952)

| synonyms =

| range_map = Papuan Bandicoot area.png

| range_map_caption = Papuan bandicoot range

}}

The Papuan bandicoot (Microperoryctes papuensis) is a species of marsupial in the family Peramelidae. It is endemic to the Bird's Tail Peninsula (Papua New Guinea). Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. M. papuensis is a small bandicoot with a soft coat with a clear back, upper torso and face stripes. Its head to body length is {{cvt|18|–|21|cm}}, the tail is {{cvt|14|–|16|cm}} long, the hind foot is from {{cvt|43|to|47|mm}} long, the ears are {{cvt|25|to|28|mm}} long and the animal weighs {{cvt|145|-|184|g}}.