Peramelemorphia

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Peramelemorphia is an order of Australasian marsupials that includes bandicoots and bilbies, characterized by their pointed snouts, omnivorous diet, and burrowing habits.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Peramelemorphia canonical 3
Peramelidae 1
order Peramelemorphia 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf order
taxonomic order
activityPattern nocturnal
characteristicFeature burrowing habits
omnivorous diet
pointed snout
class Mammalia
commonNameGroup bandicoots and bilbies
conservationConcern habitat loss impacts many species
diet fungi
invertebrates
plant material
seeds
distribution Australasia
linked to: Australasian realm
ecologicalRole seed dispersal
soil turnover through digging
evolutionaryRelation belongs to Australasian marsupial radiation
foragingBehavior digging for food with forelimbs
geologicalOrigin Australasian region
linked to: Australasian realm
habitat arid regions
grasslands
woodlands
hasOrderAuthority Glenn M. Storr NERFINISHED
hasPouch true
includes bandicoots
bilbies
infraclass Marsupialia
kingdom Animalia
limbMorphology hindlimbs longer than forelimbs in many species
locomotion terrestrial
nativeTo Australia
New Guinea
Tasmania
phylum Chordata
pouchOrientation posteriorly opening pouch in many species
recognizedFamilies Chaeropodidae
Peramelidae
linked to: Peramelemorphia

Thylacomyidae
reproduction marsupial reproduction
reproductiveTrait altricial young
short gestation period
sensoryAdaptation well-developed sense of smell
sizeRange small to medium-sized mammals
superorder Australidelphia
threat introduced predators
land clearing
toeNumber syndactylous hind feet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Diprotodontia distinguishedFrom Peramelemorphia
Marsupialia contains Peramelemorphia
Australidelphia includes Peramelemorphia
Australidelphia hasMember order Peramelemorphia
linked to: Peramelemorphia
Peramelemorphia recognizedFamilies Peramelidae
linked to: Peramelemorphia