The bilby is native to the country and continent of Australia.
The bilby is an omnivorous marsupial, of the same family as the bandicoot. Phylum: Chordata Class:Mammalia Subclass: Marsupialia Order:Peramelemorphia Family: PeramelidaeGenus: Macrotis
Like many Australian native animals, the word 'bilby' comes from an aboriginal dialect. Specifically, it is from the aboriginal language Yuwaalaraay and is said to mean "long-nosed rat". This is in reference to the fact that the bilby is a small marsupial with a long snout.
The bilby is critically endangered.
The Lesser bilby is already extinct. The Greater bilby is also critically endangered.
The Greater bilby is listed as endangered only in the state of Queensland in Australia. It is listed as Vulnerable in Western Australia and the Northern Territory, and Extinct in the other mainland states.
It is not known what the Lesser bilby's population was at any given time as it was rarely seen, being restricted to the desert country of central Australia. This little marsupial is now believed to be extinct.
Richard Bilby died in 1998.
Richard Bilby was born in 1931.
Bilby's Doll was created in 1976.
A baby bilby is called a joey. The bilby is a marsupial, and all marsupial young are known as joeys.
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.