Echymipera rufescens (Peters and Doria, 1875) . Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova, 7:541.

TYPE LOCALITY: Indonesia, Kei Isis .

DISTRIBUTION: Cape York Peninsula (Queensland, Australia); New Guinea and certain small islands off SE coast; Kei and Aru Isis (Indonesia).

STATUS: Uncommon.

SYNONYMS: aruensis, australis, gargantua, keiensis, welsianus.