The golden bandicoot lives in dry savanna, scrub, and other habitats in Australia. It searches for insects and plant roots at night, then rests by day in a sandy burrow or a nest made from flattened plants.
It has rounded ears, very dark eyes, and a hunched body shape that the account compares to a rat.
Usually solitary, it is active and feeds at night on insects, seeds, roots, and other foods. By day it rests in a sandy burrow or a nest it makes from flattened plant matter.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.