They are territorial and usually solitary. when in pain or experiencing fear, they will make a loud shriek.īandicoots generally live for 2 to 4 years in the wild.when feeling threatened or alarmed, they will make a loud 'chuff, chuff' noise and loud whistling squeak at the same time.when irritated, they will make a 'whuff, whuff' noise.a high-pitched, bird-like noise used to locate one another.Visit the endangered southern brown bandicoot profile page to learn more about what is being done to save this species.īandicoots have at least 4 distinct vocalisations: They are smaller and shyer than other species and do not stray far from their preferred shelter of dense heath vegetation.

The other lives around Ben Boyd National Park and Nadgee Nature Reserve in the far south-eastern corner of the state. One lives in Garigal and Ku-ring-gai Chase national parks in northern Sydney.

The southern brown bandicoot is patchily distributed and occurs south from the Hawkesbury River to the Victorian border and east of the Great Dividing Range. It has small, rounded ears, a longish, conical snout, a short, tapered tail and a yellow-brown or dark grey coat with a cream-white underbelly. The endangered southern brown bandicoot is around 28–36 cm in size and weighs up to 1.5 kg. Southern brown bandicoot ( Isoodon obesulus)

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