BANDICOOTS

  • There are about 17 species of bandicoot, widely distributed over Australia and New Guinea in a range of habitats, from desert to rain forest.
  • There is only one species left of the rabbit-bandicoot family. The remaining species is extremely rare, and stringent conservation measures are in force.
  • Bandicoots have pouches of loose skin in which they carry their young. Unlike kangaroos, they have their pouch at the back.
 

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