Long-nosed bandicoot: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Perameles nasuta
Group	Marsupials
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Peramelemorphia
Family	Peramelidae

Where does the long-nosed bandicoot live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the long-nosed 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.

Is the long-nosed bandicoot endangered?

The long-nosed bandicoot’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the long-nosed bandicoot?

The long-nosed bandicoot (Perameles nasuta) is a mammal in the order Peramelemorphia and the family Peramelidae, genus Perameles. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the long-nosed bandicoot

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Long-nosed bandicoot (revision 1359881815), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q194268 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).