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Another interesting mammal that finds its home in Australia is the Long-Nosed Bandicoot. (Yes, it’s related to the Greater Bilby). On this page you will learn lots of cool stuff about the Long-Nosed Bandicoot.  To jump to a section, use the Quick Jump below by clicking on the heading.

-Long-Nosed Bandicoots live in open plains, cleared grassland, wooded areas, undergrowth, and drainpipes near towns

-The male has a larger range than the female.

-They have to be ready to defend their territory with claws and teeth

-They sleep in nests made of grass and sticks

-They build their nests in a sheltered spot of the ground.

-Long-Nosed Bandicoots are prey to many animals including dingoes, snakes, and foxes.

-Rabbits are a threat.   Their grazing patterns make the land unsuitable for the Bandicoots.

Food and Feeding

-The Long-Nosed Bandicoot eats mostly insects and larvae

-They use their claws to dig up prey.

-They use their noses to get prey out of crevices.

-Long-Nosed Bandicoots also eat roots, tubers, mice, and other small rodents

-After catching an animal, the Bandicoot kneads it into a pulp before it’s eaten.

Long Nosed Bandicoot and Man

-Aborigines hunt them for food.

-Farmers and gardeners kill them because they damage crops, damage gardens, and dig for insects.

-Their main extinction threat is from humans because we destroy their habitats when farming

-Law in Australia protects these animals.

-Long-Nosed Bandicoots are not as endangered as some of the other Bandicoots.

-The Long-Nosed Bandicoots have a sleek, course, grayish brown coat. They lack the darker back stripes of other Bandicoot species.

- The hind legs are longer and stronger than the front legs, they also carry most of the weight. The Long-Nosed Bandicoot has sharp claws for digging.

-Their pouch opens from the rear. It protects the young from soil while the mother is digging. The young stay in her pouch for about seven weeks before they leave.

- They have a long, slender nose that tapers to a point. They use it for rooting soil, and digging in crevices for prey.

-The Long-Nosed Bandicoot looks like a cross between a small kangaroo and a shrew.

-The Long-Nosed Bandicoot gets its name from the word Bandictoa, meaning, "pig-rat."

-This bandicoot is among the few that actually make noise.

-If they are disturbed, they make a high-pitched call.

-These critters are nocturnal.

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        -About the Bandicoot