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Bilby

Macrotis lagotis

Bilby

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Bilbies are marsupials, which means their babies are born in a very underdeveloped state and do most of what would be fetal development in their mother’s pouch. The pouches of female bilbies open at the back, which is unusual. “

Scientific Classification

KINGDOM

Animalia

PHYLUM

Chordata

CLASS

Mammalia

ORDER

Peramelemorphia

FAMILY

Thylacomyidae

GENUS

Macrotis

Location

Australia

Mammal

Omnivore

Habitat

Terrestrial, Savanna, Grassland

Food

Snails, Small Mammals, Lizards, Insect Larvae, Termites, Spiders, Ants

Threat

Habitat Destruction
Invasive Species Introduction
Disease

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