Macrotis

marsupial genus
Also known as: rabbit-eared bandicoot

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characteristics and habitat

  • long-nosed bandicoot (Perameles nasuta)
    In bandicoot

    Rabbit-eared bandicoots, more usually known as bilbies, are species of Macrotis. The greater bilby (M. lagotis) is the largest of all bandicoots, up to 85 cm (33.5 inches) long with a tufted tail of 25 cm (9.8 inches), and, although rather slenderly built, weighing up…

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