The long-nosed echymipera (Echymipera rufescens), or long-nosed spiny bandicoot, is a species of marsupial in the family Peramelidae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

Vernacular names

Vernacular names for E. rufescens in various Aru languages of the Aru Islands in far eastern Indonesia:

Long-nosed echymipera

Ujir: koa

Kola: koyi

Dobel: ʔosi

Batuley: koyi

Manumbai: kagaran

Goda-Goda: kawaran

Lorang: kagwaran

Koba: ngarukwabala

West Tarangan: man

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Peramelemorphs

Marsupials of New Guinea

Marsupials of Australia

Mammals of Papua New Guinea

Mammals of Western New Guinea

Mammals of Queensland

Least concern biota of Oceania

Mammals described in 1875

Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters

Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

Long-nosed echymipera