Long-nosed bandicoot
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For the genus referred to as the "long-nosed bandicoots" collectively, see Perameles.
The long-nosed bandicoot (Perameles nasuta), a marsupial, is a species of bandicoot found in eastern Australia, from north Queensland along the east coast to Victoria. Around 40 centimetres (16 in) long, it is sandy- or grey-brown with a long snouty nose. Omnivorous, it forages for invertebrates, fungi and plants at night.
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Long-nosed bandicoot[1] | |
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ssp. nasuta | |
ssp. pallescens | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Peramelemorphia |
Family: | Peramelidae |
Genus: | Perameles |
Species: | P. nasuta |
Binomial name | |
Perameles nasuta É. Geoffroy, 1804 | |
Long-nosed bandicoot range | |
Synonyms | |
Perameles lawson Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 |
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