Eastern Barred Bandicoot (Perameles gunni) - Wiki Eastern Barred
Bandicoot From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [Photo]
Perameles gunnii. Source: John Gould, F.R.S., Mammals of
Australia, Vol. I Plate 9, London, 1863 http://www.museum.vic.go
v.au/bioinformatics/mammals/images/Per_gunn.htm Author: John
Gould The Eastern Barred Bandicoot (Perameles gunni), lives in
grassy woodlands of south Victoria and Tasmania in Australia. It
is 25???40 cm long with a short tail. It is not aggressive and
lives alone. Males occupy large territories and only consort
with females for mating. This species is nocturnal. It emerges
from its nest at dusk to forage for earthworms and other
invertebrates. It uses its long nose to probe deep into the soil
and then digs eagerly when it locates food. The female has 8
nipples, but produces on average 2 to 3 young after a 12 day
gestation ??? this is one of the shortest gestation periods of
any mammal. The young are weaned at 55 days. Due to predation by
introduced foxes and cats, along w