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Kangaroo Island Travel Guide
Kangaroo Island Wildlife - Marsupials
Southern Brown Bandicoot
(Isoodon obesulus obesulus) - 'having a somewhat fat, equal tooth'
http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/biodiversity/bandicoot.html
Distribution
Populations through Kangaroo Island, Fleurieu Peninsula, South West Western Australia, coastal Victoria and Tasmania.
Habitat
Wet and dry sclerophyll forest to woodland, usually with understorey of rather dense scrub which is periodically burned. Most commonly seen scavenging for food through undergrowth.
Size
Head & Body: 28-36cm; Tail: 9-14cm (rabbit sized)
Identification
Brownish-grey fur flecked with yellow-brown. Creamy-white fur on belly. The head is small, long and sharply tapered.
General Info:
These solitary, fierce little creatures are territorial and a male home range may be up to 7 hectares! They may live up to 4 years.
Due to a lack of foxes on Kangaroo Island their population appears far more secure than on the mainland.
It relies on regular fires to create a mosaic of habitats that appear to provide more abundant food resources than areas which have not been burnt for a long period.
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