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Quenda or Southern Brown Bandicoot

Isoodon obesulus

Description:

Females are slightly smaller than males. The average male length is 330 mm, with a tail of 120 mm. Females are about 300 mm shorter, with a 10 mm shorter tail. Males weigh an average of 0.9 kg, females 0.7 kg. The fur of this marsupial is coarse and colored a dark greyish to yellowish brown, with the undersides a creamy-white. It has short, round ears as well.

Habitat:

Found mostly in Southern Australia

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jairusedward
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jairusedward

Western Australia, Australia

Spotted on Jul 29, 2008
Submitted on Oct 28, 2012

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