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Bilby
Macrotis lagotis
Also known as: Greater Bilby • Greater bilby • greater bilby
Kingdom: Metazoa• Family: Peramelidae• Order: Peramelemorphia
Macrotis is a genus of desert-dwelling marsupial omnivores known as bilbies or rabbit-bandicoots; they are members of the order Peramelemorphia.
🛡️ Conservation Status
vulnerable
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Quick Facts
Common Names:
Bilby, Greater Bilby, Greater bilby, greater bilby, Rabbit bandicoot, bilby, Dalgyte, Greater Rabbit-eared Bandicoot, Rabbit-bandicoot or bilby, Rabbit-eared Bandicoot
Class:
Mammalia
Conservation Status:
vulnerable
Data Completeness:
100%
Data Sources
🌍gbif
📚itis
📖wikipedia
🔬eol
🦎inaturalist
References
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
10
Countries
Top Locations
Scotia Sanctuary, Scotia, NSW, AU
1
Diamantina Lakes QLD 4735, Australia
1
Australia
1
Olympic Dam, SA, AU
1
Blanchetown SA 5357, Australia
1
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First: 2/29/2004 · Latest: 6/12/2026
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