Pictures and facts about the Western barred bandicoot

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Western barred bandicoot

Order : Peramelemorphia
Family : Peramelidae
Species : Perameles bougainville

 

The Barred bandicoot, long-nosed bandicoot, marl, western barred bandicoot is listed as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the western barred bandicoot

Both Bilbies and Western Barred Bandicoots are members of the Bandicoot family and breed very rapidly.

Colonies of bilbies, mala (rufous hare-wallaby), banded hare-wallabies, and western barred bandicoots are being bred at a special facility within Francois Peron National Park.

Description and Distribution The Western Barred Bandicoot is a poignant symbol of the loss of West

Reintroduced stick-nest rats, as well as three marsupial species (burrowing bettongs, bilbies and western-barred bandicoots) are helping to restore natural ecosystem balances.

The Western Barred Bandicoot is the smallest of the bandicoots.

Western Barred Bandicoot (Perameles bougainville) The western barred bandicoot is believed to have once inhabited

JO MAZZOCCHI: The western barred bandicoot is a rare success story, because it's managed to come back from the brink of extinction, but most of our mammals are not getting a second chance, as zoologist Dr Chris Dickman explains. (Full text)

Today the western barred bandicoot is no longer found on the Australian mainland and its distribution is restricted to the Bernier and Dorre Islands in Shark (Full text)

Countries Where the Western Barred Bandicoot Is Currently Found: 2004: Occurs in Australia. (Full text)

The average weight of the western barred bandicoot is about 240g. (Full text)

Western barred bandicoots are an endangered species with a declining population. (Full text)

One of the world's rarest mammals, the western barred bandicoot, is poised for a return to the Australian mainland, where it is thought to have been (Full text)

The Western Barred Bandicoot is light grey or brownish-grey on top and white underneath. (Full text)

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