Friday, January 19, 2018

EASTERN BARRED BANDICOOT

Photographed at Eaglehawk, Tasmania, January 2018
95                  EASTERN BARRED BANDICOOT                   Preameles gunnii

AUSTRALIAN MAMMALS               95           

Found in ne 2/3 of Tasmania where vulnerable; also pockets in Victoria derived from captive-bred animals, endangered. Occupies grassland, pasture with patches of dense vegetation for shelter. Nocturnal, solitary, digs in topsoil for invertebrates and tubers.  




1 comment:

  1. a little beauty - you think he would be beautifully camouflaged with the stylish patterning - hope their numbers grow in Victoria and Tasmania

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