The order Peramelemorphia includes the bandicoots and bilbies. All members of the order are endemic to Australia-New Guinea and most have the characteristic bandicoot shape: a plump, arch-backed body
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Bandicoots are a group of more than 20 species of small to medium-sized, largely nocturnal, omnivorous marsupials in the order Peramelemorphia. They are endemic to the Australia–New Guinea region, inc
Peramelemorphia
…The order Peramelemorphia ( pe-rə-mel-ih-MOR-fee-ə) includes the bandicoots and bilbies. All members of the order are endemic to Australia-New Guinea and most have the characteristic bandicoot shape: a plump, arch-backed body…
A sign near Armadale shopping city, Perth, Australia, asking members of the public not to leave bread for bandicoots and other animals
Bandicoots in bronze at the Waratah Mills light rail stop on Sydney's Inner West Light Rail line; public art by Ochre Lawson