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A bandicoot is a small marsupial of Australia, with a body length ranging from 30cm to 43 cm, depending on the species. It has longer hind legs than forelegs, with its hind legs resembling those of a kangaroo. It has a long snout and large ears. The bandicoot's fur is grey-brown with a speckled or sometimes barred appearance, whilst underneath its fur is paler, to a creamy-white. The female bandicoot has a backward-facing pouch to protect the young when she digs. The bandicoot lives in rainforests, bushland and even backyards along the eastern coast of Australia. It shelters in any available spot, and builds a nest from grasses that it pulls or weaves together, usually under an overhang of some description, or thick shrubbery. Bandicoots feed on insects such as crickets, grasshoppers, cockroaches, beetles, grubs and beetle larvae. They also eat Spiders. Bandicoots often dig for their food, and evidence of their feeding activities can be seen in suburban backyards by numerous bandicoot-snout-shaped pock-marks all over the lawn. For a picture of the bandicoot, see the link below.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoYes, a bandicoot is a mammal, and more specifically, a marsupial.
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∙ 11y agoTrue bandicoots are found only in Australia, but they are named after the unrelated Bandicoot-rat (not a marsupial) found in parts of Asia.
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∙ 14y agoThe bandicoot is a marsupial.
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∙ 11y agoThe Australian Bogan
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What is the origin of the word bandicoot?
The word "bandicoot" is the name for the Indian mammal Bandicota indica, or "bandicoot rat". This animal is actually quite unrelated to the Australian marsupial known as the bandicoot, but the early Australian colonists thought that the Australian animal bore some resemblance to its Indian namesake - and the name stuck.
What is an Australian animal that start with a b and is a mammal?
The bandicoot and the bilby (a type of bandicoot) are both Australian mammals starting with the letter b.
A animal which starts with B which is found in australian bush?
The bandicoot is found in Australian bushland.
What animal is cash bandicoot?
he's a bandicoot (obviously)
Long nosed nocturnal nine-letter Australian mammal?
This description fits the bandicoot, a small, burrowing native animal of Australia.
What was crash bandicoot was inspired by?
Crash is inspired by an animal called a Bandicoot.
What Aussie animal that is a mammal with a pouch and a pointy snout?
The Australian marsupial with a pouch and a prominent, pointed snout, is most likely the bilby, which is a type of bandicoot.
Australia's pouched animals that start with B?
The bilby and the bandicoot are both Australian pouched mammals. The bilby is actually a member of the bandicoot family.
What is the scientific name for the bandicoot?
Australian bandicoots belong to the order Peramelemorphia, and their scientific name is Petramele, meaning 'pouched badger', even though they are not mambers of the badger family. They are not related in any way to the animal of India also known as a bandicoot (scientific name: Bandicota).There are eleven distinct species of bandicoot, and they each have different scientific names, e.g.The Southern Brown Bandicoot: Isoodon obesulusEastern Barred Bandicoot: Perameles gunniiGreater Bilby: Macrotis LagotisLong-nosed Bandicoot: Perameles bougainville
Are any animals in danger in the Australian Desert?
There are a number of animals that are classified as endangered from the Australian desert. These include the bandicoot and the greater bilby.
What does the idiom 'bald as a bandicoot' mean?
This is an Australian colloquialism meaning completely or utterly bald. It also does not make sense, as bandicoots are not bald ... Basically, it means being completely bald.
Can you have bandicoot for a pet?
No. Bandicoots, as native Australian mammals, are protected by law. They may not be kept as pets.
