Greater bilby: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the greater bilby lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Macrotis lagotis
Group	Marsupials
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Mass	2.25 kg
Length	850 mm; 300 mm (tail)
Class	Mammal
Order	Peramelemorphia
Family	Thylacomyidae

Where does the greater bilby live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the greater bilby 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 a greater bilby?

Wikidata records the following for the greater bilby: mass 2.25 kg; length 850 mm; 300 mm (tail).

Is the greater bilby endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the greater bilby?

The greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) is a mammal in the order Peramelemorphia and the family Thylacomyidae, genus Macrotis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the greater bilby

The greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) or often simply bilby, is a long-eared, rabbit-like marsupial found in Australia. It lives in burrows and is active at night, feeding on insects, fruit, or fungi. Formerly widespread, bilbies are now restricted to parts of northwestern and central Australia due to threats like habitat loss, disease, and introduced predators such as foxes.

It is commonly now simply called bilby (or bilbies for plural) after the lesser bilby (Macrotis leucura) became extinct in the 1950s. Other names include dalgyte, pinkie, or rabbit-eared bandicoot.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Greater bilby (revision 1369580562), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q371667 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).