vs Papuan bandicoot

Hemiselmis anomala compared with Microperoryctes papuensis

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Papuan bandicoot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Papuan bandicoot
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cryptophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pyrenomonadales (Pyrenomonadales)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Chroomonadaceae	Peramelidae
Genus	Hemiselmis	Microperoryctes
Species	Hemiselmis anomala	Microperoryctes papuensis

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Papuan bandicoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Papuan bandicoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Papuan bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hemiselmis anomala is a unicellular cryptomonad alga found in marine and estuarine environments, characterised by its asymmetric, kidney-shaped cell and two unequal flagella for swimming. It contains phycobilin pigments allowing photosynthesis and plays a role in marine and coastal primary production. Cryptomonads like this species are significant contributors to phytoplankton communities in diverse aquatic habitats.