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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 obesulus
- Eastern Barred Bandicoot: Perameles gunnii
- Greater Bilby: Macrotis Lagotis
- Long-nosed Bandicoot: Perameles bougainville
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What was the desert bandicoot's scientific name?
The scientific name of the desert bandicoot was Perameles eremiana.
What is the scientific name of the Bilby aka Rabbit-eared Bandicoot?
The scientific name of the Great Bilby is Macrotis Lagotis.The Lesser Bilby, which is now extinct, has the scientific name of Macrotis leucura.
What is the scientific name or taxonomic classification of the rodent greater bandicoot rat?
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Arvicanthis niloticus.
What is the Bilby's real name?
The Bilby, also known as the Rabbit-Eared Bandicoot, has the scientific name of Macrotis lagotis.
What does the name bandicoot mean?
A bandicoot is a small ratlike marsupial.
Is there another name for a rabbit eared bandicoot?
The correct name for the so-called "rabbit eared bandicoot" is Bilby.
Is a rabbit-eared bandicoot the same as a greater bilby?
Yes; the rabbit eared bandicoot is the common name for a bilby, which is a member of the bandicoot family.
What is sometimes called the rabbit eared bandicoot?
The bilby is another name for the rabbit-eared bandicoot.
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 the population of the desert bandicoot?
There is no species called the "rabbit bandicoot". "Rabbit-eared bandicoot" is an alternative name for the Bilby. Figures are uncertain, but some sources estimated that there are only 600-700 wild bilbies left.
Name a Marsupial beginning with B?
* bilby * bandicoot
Is crash bandicoot a fox?
No, he is a bandicoot.
