Greater bilby

Scientific Classification

 * Kingdom: Animalia
 * Phylum: Chordata
 * Class: Mammalia
 * Order: Peramelemorphia
 * Family: Thylacomyidae
 * Genus: Macrotis
 * Species: M. lagotis
 * Binomial Name: Macrotis lagotis

Description
Greater bilbys are around 12-22 inches long and their tails are 8-11.5 inches long. They typically weigh around 2.25-5.5 pounds. Their most notable trait is their large ears or their long hind feet. Their tails are three different colors, blue-gray at the base (also the color of their bodies), black on the middle of the tail and the end is white and somewhat feathery.

Habitat
Greater bilbys prefer to live in the savannas, grasslands, and deserts of west and central Australia. They dig their own burrows which can get to be 10 feet long and 7 feet deep.

Behavior
Greater bilbys live in pairs during the breeding season. The gestation period for females is 13-16 days and they typically have 2 babies which leave the pouch after 80 days.

Diet
Greater bilbys are omnivores.