Eastern barred bandicoot: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the eastern barred bandicoot lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Perameles gunnii
Group	Marsupials
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Mass	0.2 g (birth weight); 875 g (adult weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Peramelemorphia
Family	Peramelidae

Where does the eastern barred bandicoot live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the eastern barred bandicoot in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Australia.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is an eastern barred bandicoot?

Wikidata records the following for the eastern barred bandicoot: mass 0.2 g (birth weight); 875 g (adult weight).

Is the eastern barred bandicoot endangered?

The eastern barred bandicoot’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the eastern barred bandicoot?

The eastern barred bandicoot (Perameles gunnii) is a mammal in the order Peramelemorphia and the family Peramelidae, genus Perameles. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the eastern barred bandicoot

The eastern barred bandicoot (Perameles gunnii) is a nocturnal, rabbit-sized marsupial endemic to southeastern Australia, being native to the island of Tasmania and mainland Victoria. It is one of the four surviving bandicoot species in the genus Perameles. It is distinguishable from its partially-sympatric congener—the long-nosed bandicoot – via three or four dark horizontal bars found on its rump. In Tasmania, it is relatively abundant. The mainland population in Victoria is struggling and is subject to ongoing conservation endeavors.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eastern barred bandicoot (revision 1353180812), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q856593 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).