Common Echymipera
Echymipera kalubu
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassMammalia (Mammals)
- OrderPeramelemorphia (Bandicoots and Bilbies)
- FamilyPeramelidae (Bandicoots)
- GenusEchymipera (New Guinean Spiny Bandicoots)
- SpeciesEchymipera kalubu (Common Echymipera)
About the Common Echymipera
The common echymipera (Echymipera kalubu), or common spiny bandicoot, is a bandicoot. It is long-snouted even by bandicoot standards. The upper parts are a coarse reddish-brown, flecked with spiny buff and black hairs. The tail is short and almost hairless. Length varies between 30 and 40 cm (12 and 16 in), with the tail accounting for an additional 8 to 10 cm (3.1 to 3.9 in); the weight is from 0.6 to 2 kg (1.3 to 4.4 lb).
The name kalubu, from which the scientific name is derived, is from the Ma'ya language of the Raja Ampat Islands. The common echymipera is native to New Guinea. Its presence in the Admiralty Islands is due to human introduction several thousand years ago, but not before 13,000 B.P. However, unlike Phalangeridae species (cuscus), which have historically been widely introduced and distributed by humans, the Peramelidae (bandicoots) have generally not been spread as much via human introductions.
It is hunted for human consumption in New Guinea. The Common echymipera is a host of the Acanthocephalan intestinal parasite Australiformis semoni. Wikipedia →
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Echymipera in Raja Ampat?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Echymipera sighting in Raja Ampat, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Common Echymipera in Raja Ampat?
April has the highest sighting rate for Common Echymipera in Raja Ampat in our monthly data.