The Long-nosed bandicoots (genus Perameles) are members of the order Peramelemorphia. Perameles, or ‘pouched badger’, is a hybrid word, from the Greek pera (πήρα, ‘pouch, bag’) and the Latin mēles (‘marten, badger’). Extant species in this genus: \n* Western barred bandicoot (P. bougainville) \n* Eastern barred bandicoot (P. gunnii) \n* Long-nosed bandicoot (P. nasuta) Extinct species in this genus: \n* †P. allinghamensis \n* †P. bowensis \n* †P. sobbei