Eastern barred bandicoot

Scientific Classification

 * Kingdom: Animalia
 * Phylum: Chordata
 * Class: Mammalia
 * Order: Peramelemorphia
 * Family: Peramelidae
 * Genus: Perameles
 * Species: P. gunnii
 * Binomial Name: Perameles gunnii

Description
Eastern barred bandicoots are 10.5-14 inches long and their tails are 2.75-4.25 inches long. They weigh around 1-3.25 ounces. They have white stripes on their back and have white tails.

Habitat
Eastern barred bandicoots prefer to live in residential areas, savannas, grasslands, and temperate forests in southern Australia and Tasmania. They live in houses made of grass, leaves, and twigs.

Behavior
Eastern barred bandicoots are nocturnal and individual species. Their life cycle is fairly short, only having a 12 day gestation period, being weaned around 60 days and being sexually mature around 3 months.

Diet
Eastern barred bandicoots are omnivorous.