What is Bandicoot?
{{Taxobox | name = Bandicoot | image = Taxidermied Bandicoot.jpg | image_width = 200px | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | classis = [[Mammal]]ia | infraclassis = [[Marsupialia]] | ordo = [[Peramelemorphia]]<br><small>(in part)</small> | subdivision_ranks = [[family (biology)|Families]] | subdivision = [[Chaeropodidae]]<br/>[[Peramelidae]]}} A '''bandicoot''' is a kind of [[marsupial]]. There are about 20 [[species]] of bandicoots. Bandicoots are [[omnivore]]s. They eat bugs, [[earthworm]]s, [[larvae]], and [[spider]]s. They live in parts of [[Australia]]. They are [[nocturnal]]. Bandicoots are [[endangered species]]. For protection against foxes and wild cats, they retreat to their burrows for safety. There are different species of bandicoot including: * [[Long-nosed bandicoot]], ''Perameles nasuta'' * [[Bilby]], also known as the rabbit-eared bandicoot [[File:Northern Brown Bandicoot.jpg|thumb|left|Northern brown bandicoot]] {{-}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Marsupials of Australia]]