Animal Info - Giant Bandicoot (Other Name: Péramèle Géant) Peroryctes broadbenti Status: Data Deficient Contents 1. Profile (Picture) 2. Tidbits 3. Status and Trends (IUCN Status, Countries Where Currently Found, History of Distribution, Threats and Reasons for Decline) 4. Data on Biology and Ecology (Weight, Habitat, Birth Rate, Diet) 5. References Profile Picture: Related Species - Raffray's Bandicoot (Peroryctes raffrayana) (60 Kb JPEG) (Terrambiente) A giant bandic ...

Animal Info - Golden Bandicoot (Other Names: Péramèle Doré, Wintarru) Isoodon auratus Status: Vulnerable Contents 1. Profile (Picture) 2. Tidbits 3. Status and Trends (IUCN Status, Countries Where Currently Found, Population Estimates, History of Distribution, Threats and Reasons for Decline) 4. Data on Biology and Ecology (Weight, Habitat, Birth Rate, Diet, Behavior) 5. References Profile Pictures: Golden Bandicoot (31 Kb JPEG) (O'Connor 2003); Related species - Southern ...

Australia's Lost Kingdoms Australia's reptiles, birds and mammals from the Cretaceous to the present Australia's Lost Kingdoms site sections Australia's Lost Kingdoms home In this section Cretaceous Eocene Early to middle Miocene Late Miocene Pliocene Pleistocene Holocene Tingamarra Bandicoot (not yet named) Tingamarra Bandicoot. Illustration: A Musser © Australian Museum. Lived: 55 million years ago (early Eocene) Size: Length (head and body): 25cm Description: T ...

BANDICOOTS There are about 17 species of bandicoot, widely distributed over Australia and New Guinea in a range of habitats, from desert to rain forest. There is only one species left of the rabbit-bandicoot family. The remaining species is extremely rare, and stringent conservation measures are in force. Bandicoots have pouches of loose skin in which they carry their young. Unlike kangaroos, they have their pouch at the back. Back to Contents Page

Search:The WebAngelfire X-Men 3 Share This Page Report Abuse Edit your Site Browse Sites « Previous | Top 100 | Next » Bandicoots and Bilbies Please choose an animal from the list below: Order Peramelemorphia This small order of mammals consists of some lesser known marsupials -- the bandicoots and bilbies, which are native to New Guinea and Australia. Peramelemorphs have long, pointed heads and stout bodies. The hindelimbs are longer than the forelimbs and enabl ...

Reports Frenchville State School Bilby Bilby Illustration copyright Sue Stranger, Australian Nature Conservation SocietyThe Greater Bilby is the largest of all Bandicoots, although it is presently close to extinction. Bilbys have a body length of 55cm and its tail is at a length of 29cm. Females weigh aproximatly 1kg where as males weigh twice that. Bilbys have soft silky fur which is ash-greyand while their belly is a cream white. Near the body the tail is grey, around the mi ...

2,234 Animals Online Today Home Central Mammals PageCentral Marsupials PageBandicoot - Large Short-Nosed (you are here) Common Name: Bandicoot - Large Short-Nosed Related Pages: Articles & Stories Books Magazines Clubs Breeders Pet Products Pet Webcams Links Page Printer Friendly Corrections Tell a Friend Related Searches: Site Search Search Forums Search the Web Veterinarians Pet Shops Pet Adoptions Service Provide ...

Chambers Wildlife Rainforest Lodges Tropical North Queensland, Australia. [ Back ] [ Home ] [ Up ] [ Next ] [ Site Map ] [ Wildlife Search Engine ] Photo: C & D Frith Australia's Cape York PeninsulaNorthern Brown Bandicoot: Isoodon macrourus It is a carnivorous marsupial with a reverse pouch, so that will not fill with soil when digging. Speckled brown-black coat covers its back, with its underside light in colour. Short-sighted. Habitat: Common in the rainfore ...

Reintroducing the Bilby to South Australia Bilby Profile The Decline Bringing the Bilby Back to South Australia Release Procedure Population Monitoring Results Overcoming Problems Into the Future Program Support Author / Contact Bilby (Photo: J van Weenen) Bilby Profile Scientific name: Macrotis lagotis Common names: GreaterBilby, Rabbit-eared Bandicoot, pinki, dalgyte, ninu and walpa They are sexually dimorphic with males growing la ...