Southern Brown Bandicoot

Isoodon obesulus

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Mammalia · Peramelemorphia · Peramelidae

About

The southern brown bandicoot is a short-nosed bandicoot, a type of marsupial, found mostly in southern Australia. A subspecies in Western Australia is also known as the quenda in South Western Australia. This subspecies was elevated to species in 2018.

Fun Fact

Southern brown bandicoots dig small conical pits (called 'snout pokes') while foraging for underground fungi and insects — each bandicoot creates hundreds of these pits per night, aerating the soil.

Quick Facts

Habitat

Heathlands and scrublands

Diet

Omnivore

Lifespan

3-4 years

Threats

Agricultural Conversion
Urban Expansion

External Data Sources

Recent sightings on iNaturalist IUCN Red List profile

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