“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