Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Seram bandicoot (Rhynchomeles prattorum), recorded as Endangered
Seram bandicoot (Rhynchomeles prattorum). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Seram bandicoot

Rhynchomeles prattorum

The Seram bandicoot, also known as the Seram Island long-nosed bandicoot, is a member of the order Peramelemorphia that is endemic to the island of Seram in Indonesia.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Rhynchomeles prattorum
Recorded from
Indonesia
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Peramelemorphia · Peramelidae · Rhynchomeles

The mammal

Seram bandicoot is a mammal in the family Peramelidae (order Peramelemorphia) — Rhynchomeles prattorum.

Range and habitat

The Seram bandicoot, also known as the Seram Island long-nosed bandicoot, is a member of the order Peramelemorphia that is endemic to the island of Seram in Indonesia.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Seram bandicoot is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Seram bandicoot, Wikidata item Q1054600. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Seram bandicoot?
The Seram bandicoot, also known as the Seram Island long-nosed bandicoot, is a member of the order Peramelemorphia that is endemic to the island of Seram in Indonesia.
What is the conservation status of Seram bandicoot?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Rhynchomeles prattorum. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Seram bandicoot live?
The Seram bandicoot, also known as the Seram Island long-nosed bandicoot, is a member of the order Peramelemorphia that is endemic to the island of Seram in Indonesia.
Why is Seram bandicoot in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Rhynchomeles prattorum?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Seram bandicoot a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.