The word "bilby" comes from the aboriginal language Yuwaalaraay and is said to mean "long-nosed rat". The bilby is a small marsupial with a long snout.
"Bilby" is the only proper name for the bilby. They are sometimes known as the "rabbit-eared bandicoot" but this is certainly not the common name.
The scientific name of the Great Bilby is Macrotis Lagotis.The Lesser Bilby, which is now extinct, has the scientific name of Macrotis leucura.
A baby bilby is called a joey. The bilby is a marsupial, and all marsupial young are known as joeys.
The name bilby actually comes from the Yuwaalaraay people of northern New South Wales. Ther aboriginal names for the bilby are Ninu, from the Pitjantjatjara people; Walparjirri, from the Warlpiri; Ahert from the Arrernte people; Mankarr, from the Manjilyjarra people; and Dal-goitch or Dal-gyte, which was a widespread term.
The Bilby, also known as the Rabbit-Eared Bandicoot, has the scientific name of Macrotis lagotis.
The two known bilbies are the Greater Bilby and the Lesser Bilby. The Lesser Bilby is believed to be extinct.
The bilby's name means "long-nosed rat" in the language of the Yuwaalaraay Aboriginal tribe of northern New South Wales.
The Greater bilby, with the scientific name of Macrotis lagotis, is a small marsupial of Australia. It is a member of the bandicoot family, and a nocturnal omnivore which is found in arid and remote areas of the continent. The Greater bilby is the only surviving bilby: its cousin, the Lesser bilby, has not been sighted since 1931.
Macrotis lagotis
* bilby * bandicoot
There is no particular name for the male bilby.
Yes; the rabbit eared bandicoot is the common name for a bilby, which is a member of the bandicoot family.