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		Animal Info - Giant Bandicoot ^Votes:0 Animal Info - Giant Bandicoot (Other Name: P?ram?le G?ant) 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 bandicoot weighing about 5 kg (11 lb) has been recorded. The giant bandicoot is found in lowland rainforest. There is speculation that it also occurs in lowland hill forest. Vegetable matter comprises at least a portion of the giant bandicoot's diet. In recent times the giant bandicoot has only been reported from t Read More Go to Site


		Animal Info - Golden Bandicoot ^Votes:0 Animal Info - Golden Bandicoot (Other Names: P?ram?le Dor?, 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 Brown Bandicoot ( Isoodon obesulus ) (5 Kb JPEG) ( Terrambiente ) The golden bandicoot weighs 260 - 655 g (9.3 - 23.4 oz). It inhabits spinifex and tussock grasslands and was formerly found in desert and tropical woodland habitats. The golden bandicoot is terrestrial and nocturnal . It often makes long t Read More Go to Site

		Animal Info - Western Barred Bandicoot ^Votes:0 Translate : Animal Info - Western Barred Bandicoot (Other Names: 袋狸; 條紋袋狸 , ニシシマバンディクート, Bandicoot de Bougainville, Barred Bandicoot, Little Barred Bandicoot, Long Nosed Bandicoot, Marl, P?ram?le ? Bandes de L?ouest, Tej?n Marsupial Rayado, Westaustralischer Streifenbeuteldachs ) Perameles bougainville (P. fasciata, P. myosura and P. m. notina) Status : Endangered 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 Season , Birth Rate , Diet , Behavior , Social Organization , Density and Range ) Read More Go to Site

		Australia's Lost Kingdoms - Tingamarra Bandicoot ^Votes:0 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: The Tingamarra Bandicoot probably ate small animals and fruits in the forests of a swampy Eocene landscape. This little animal may provide crucial clues for working out how major groups of Australian and South American marsupials are related to one another. Fossils: Fossilised teeth of the Tingamarra Bandicoot were discovered in 19 Read More Go to Site

		bandicoot — FactMonster.com ^Votes:0 Home World & News U.S. People Word Wise Science Math & Money Sports Cool Stuff Games & Quizzes Homework Center Fact Monster Favorites American Indian Heritage Month Thanksgiving Say Thank You Advent Hanukkah Pearl Harbor Day Campaign 2008 Presidential Factfile International Space Station Most Polluted Places in the World Harry Potter Page Ranger's Apprentice NFL Team Profiles Fact Monster Blog! Science Projects Daylight Saving Time 2007 Calendar 2008 Calendar Reference Desk Atlas Almanacs Dictionary Encyclopedia FunBrain Encyclopedia bandicoot bandicoot, small marsupial mammal native to Australia and nearby islands. There are 19 species in eight genera. Bandicoots have long, pointed, shrewlike faces; gray or brown fur; and long, bushy, ratlike tails. They range in size from that of a rat t Read More Go to Site

		Bandicoots ^Votes:0 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 Read More Go to Site

		endangered animals - introduction ^Votes:0 Reports Frenchville State School Bilby Bilby Illustration copyright Sue Stranger, Australian Nature Conservation Society The 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. <Figuur>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 middle it is black and on the tip is white. They have long snouts and long slender tongues. They have 3 toes which are like kangaroo toes, that means the middle toe is much larger than the others. Bilby's have poor vision, although their smell and hearing abilities are very good. In the late 1800's and ea Read More Go to Site

		Long Nosed Bandicoot ^Votes:0 Chambers Wildlife Rainforest Lodges Tropical North Queensland, Australia. [ Home ] [ Up ] [ Next ] [ Site Map ] [ Wildlife Search Engine ] Photo: C & D Frith Australia's Wet Tropics Rainforest Lif Long Nosed Bandicoot: Perameles nasuta A carnivorous marsupial with a reverse pouch. Greyish-brown colour on the back, creamy white underside. Forefeet and the upper surface of the hind feet are also creamy white. Muzzle is long and pointed, much more so than in Short-Nosed Bandicoots. Habitat: Days are spent in shallow nests which have been dug into the rainforest floor and lined with grass and leaves they gather with its forelegs. The upper surface of the nest, which is sometimes flattened and partly covered with soil, may be well concealed under rainforest litter. When the nest is in use, its Read More Go to Site

		Mammals » Marsupials » Bandicoot - Large Short-Nosed Main Page ^Votes:0 2,234 Animals Online Today Home Central Mammals Page Central Marsupials Page Bandicoot - 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 Providers More Stuff: Go to Forums Mammals eCards Subscribe Pet Categories: Mammals Birds Fish & More Reptiles & More Insects & More Submit a Photo Common Name: Bandicoot - Large Short-Nosed Other Common Names: Southern Brown Bandicoot, Quenda Scientific Name: Isoodon macrourus (Full Taxonomy) Group: Origin or Range: Australia and New Guinea Relative Size: Uncertain ( Read More Go to Site

		Northern Brown Bandicoot ^Votes:0 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 Peninsula Northern 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 rainforest Found in areas of low ground cover, including tall grass and dense shrubbery. Days are spent in a well concealed nest which has a heap of ground litter covering a shallow dip, hence providing an underground enclosure with loose regions at each end for entry and exit. In times of rain, the nest is water proofed by kicking a layer Read More Go to Site

		Teeth Tell a Tale ^Votes:0 Bettong Bandicoot Chuditch Tasmanian Devil Koala Wombat Compare Sizes Home We can find out about how animals live by looking at their teeth. Look at the diagram of the dog's teeth and then go to the other examples of skulls and teeth and compare each group of teeth (incisors, canines and molars) to see how they are modified for different types of food. Let's look at a dog's skull - a familiar animal, to get an idea of the basic structure of a skull and jaws and the arrangement of teeth. The upper jaw is formed from the base of the skull. The lower jaw is made up of two bones which are loosely fused at the front and on each side (left and right) is hinged behind with muscles to the back of the skull. Movement of these muscles works the lower jaw up-and-down and in some animals sideways as w Read More Go to Site

		Threatened Species - Greater Bilby ^Votes:0 Threatened Species - 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: Greater Bilby, Rabbit-eared Bandicoot, pinki, dalgyte, ninu and walpa They are sexually dimorphic with males growing larger than females: males = 1.5 to 2.5 kg, females = 0.8 to 1.2 kg Bilbies are omnivorous, feeding on invertebrates, fungi, seeds, bulbs and occasionally small vertebrates They use burrows to avoid temperature extremes and predators The Decline Bilbies used to cover about 70% of the Australian mainland. Threats associated with European sett Read More Go to Site

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