Long-nosed Bandicoot
The long-nosed bandicoot (Perameles nasuta) is a nocturnal marsupial of eastern Australia with a long, pointed snout. It thrives in gardens and parks on the edge of cities such as Sydney.
The long-nosed bandicoot (Perameles nasuta) is a nocturnal marsupial of eastern Australia with a long, pointed snout. It thrives in gardens and parks on the edge of cities such as Sydney.
🧬 Field Guide Specimen: Open Long-nosed Bandicoot in the CRV Science Field Guide to log the specimen, see its place among the Mammals lineages in the Cladogram Explorer, and test your recall in the Red List conservation game.
Gardeners Underground
The bandicoot digs small conical holes to find worms, grubs and truffles, aerating the soil. People sometimes find these pits on their lawns.
Fast Breeders
Gestation lasts about twelve days, one of the shortest of any mammal, and females can breed several times a year, a strategy that helps them in disturbed habitats.
Urban Survivor
The animal persists in suburbs with dense vegetation, but is vulnerable to cats, dogs and cars. See Eastern Barred Bandicoot.
Long-nosed Bandicoot at a Glance
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Scientific name | Perameles nasuta |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Peramelemorphia |
| Family | Peramelidae |
| Field Guide group | Mammals: Marsupialia (Metatherians) |
| Diagnostic feature (Field Guide) | Gray-brown night forager with a long tapered snout, pointed ears, and fused second and third hind toes; leaves cone-shaped holes in lawns. |
| IUCN Red List status | Least Concern (LC), assessed 2008 |
| Order | Peramelemorphia |
| Gestation | About 12 days |