Meet Benny, the northern brown bandicoot! Isoodon macrourus, Australia’s largest bandicoot species is a nighttime forager with a long pointy snout, small, rounded ears and a short bicoloured tail. The brindled brown of their fur is perfect for blending in! Northern brown bandicoots live in woodlands and shrubby lands with areas of low ground cover, as well as tall grasslands and disturbed areas such as suburban gardens. During the wet season this omnivore roams the open grasslands, where insects

Bandicoot

A snapshot of Bandicoot surveys in the Kimberley 👀 Using camera traps and live trapping, our team in the Kimberley have been monitoring bandicoots to build a population estimate and measure the impact of conservation actions. Two different species occur in the Kimberley - the Northern Brown Bandicoot, and the much rarer threatened Golden Bandicoot. However, they can be difficult to tell apart. Part of our ongoing survey work involves taking measurements and genetic (hair) samples from bandicoot