General Description
Upper body fur brown and grey, underparts and feet white. Long nose and ears. Body up to 45 cm, tail up to 15 cm.
Biology
Long-nosed Bandicoots are active from dusk to dawn, digging cone-shaped holes in their search for insects, fungi and fleshy plant roots (tubers).
Distribution
Eastern mainland Australia.
Habitat
Coastal sandy areas, heaths, grassland and wet sclerophyll forest.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Brief Id
Brown fur above, white below. Very long, pointed nose. Long, narrow, naked ears.
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Colours
Brown
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Where To Look
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When Active
Nocturnal
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Diet
Omnivore
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Diet Categories
Fungi, Invertebrates, Insects
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Endemicity
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Least concern
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
Geoffroy, 1804
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Common Name
Southern Long-nosed Bandicoot
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Species Name
nasuta
