Order

Bandicoots and Bilbies

Peramelemorphia

5 species in our catalog · found in 10 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderPeramelemorphia (Bandicoots and Bilbies)

Species in this group

LC Endemic

Isoodon obesulus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Perameles nasuta

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Isoodon macrourus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Endemic

Perameles pallescens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Echymipera kalubu

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Bandicoots and Bilbies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 13 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 2 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~80%
	Southern Brown Bandicoot			~80%
2	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 5	~50%
	Long-nosed Bandicoot			~30%
	Northern Brown Bandicoot			~20%
3	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 5	~50%
	Long-nosed Bandicoot			~30%
	Northern Brown Bandicoot			~20%
4	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 5	~40%
	Northern Brown Bandicoot			~30%
	Queensland Barred Bandicoot			~10%
5	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~30%
	Long-nosed Bandicoot			~30%
6	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 5	~20%
	Southern Brown Bandicoot			~10%
	Long-nosed Bandicoot			~10%
7	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 5	~10%
	Common Echymipera			~10%
8	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~10%
	Long-nosed Bandicoot			~10%
9	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~10%
	Northern Brown Bandicoot			~10%
10	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~10%
	Long-nosed Bandicoot			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Hobart	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~10%
	Southern Brown Bandicoot			~10%
2	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 5	~10%
	Northern Brown Bandicoot			~10%
	Long-nosed Bandicoot			<5%
3	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~10%
	Long-nosed Bandicoot			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
2	East Coast Natureworld	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity

Bandicoots and Bilbies

Species in this group

Southern Brown Bandicoot

Long-nosed Bandicoot

Northern Brown Bandicoot

Queensland Barred Bandicoot

Common Echymipera

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Bandicoots and Bilbies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found