The northern brown bandicoot is a marsupial with a long snout, rounded ears, and a short two-colored tail. It is active at night and digs for food.
It has a long, pointed snout, rounded ears, and a short two-colored tail. The back is brindled brown, black, and tan, while the underside and front feet are cream-colored.
It lives alone and is mostly nocturnal. During the day it rests in nests made from ground litter, built over shallow depressions or in tree trunks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.