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More About Bandicoots ...
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"A bandicoot is any of about 8 species of small to medium-sized, terrestrial marsupial omnivores in the subfamily".
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Taxonmony
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Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Peramelemorphia
Family: Peramelidae
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Source: Wikipedia Read more about Bandicoots
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INFO LINKS
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Southern Brown Bandicoot
Westernwildlife.com
Appearance, breeding, feeding and conservation information. Likely to become extinct Read More
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Western Barred Bandicoot
Westernwildlife.com
Appearance, breeding, feeding and conservation information. "The Western Pebble Mound Mouse is an intriguing little animal that had biologists puzzled for decades and is likely to become extinct" Read More
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Long Nosed Bandicoot
Unique Australian Animals
Categorized information on Long Nosed Bandicoot including description, habitat, feeding, etc. Has nice pictures, too. Read More
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Eastern Barred Bandicoot
University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web
"Australian: Perameles gunnii , the Eastern Barred Bandicoot, is restricted to Australia and Tasmania". Narrative on physical characterestics,range, food habits, reproduction, habitat, behavior, etc. Read More
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Eastern Barred Bandicoot
Tasmania - Dept. of Primary Industries, Water, and Environment
Narrative on breeding and behavior, diet, status, etc. It has the "characteristic pale bars or stripes that give the species its name. These easily distinguish it from the brown bandicoot, which lacks such strips" Read More
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Long Nosed Bandicoot
Unique Australian Animals
"The Long Nosed Bandicoot is found on Australia's East Coast & Tasmania
There are about 21 species of bandicoots, the "Long Nosed" is one of 11 main species of Bandicoot". Narrative explains the two features that place the bandicoot apart from other marsupials. Read More
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Godlen Bandicoot
AnimalInfo.org
Interesting Narrative. Lots of information. "by 1983 it was thought to have become extinct in almost all of its mainland range except in the Prince Regent Flora and Fauna Reserve in the northwest Kimberley". Read More
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Southern Brown Bandicoot
Tasmania - Dept. of Primary Industries, Water, and Environment
Brief description of Southern Brown Bandicoot Read More
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