Long-nosed Echymipera

Long-nosed EchymiperaThis bandicoot has a long snout and a reddish rump. It occurs around New Guinea and on Australia's northeastern Cape York Peninsula.What does it look like?The back is dark brown, the underside is cream-colored, and the rump is reddish. It has a long snout and an almost hairless black tail.How does it live?This bandicoot has a long snout and a reddish rump. It occurs around New Guinea and on Australia's northeastern Cape York Peninsula.It is nocturnal and uses shallow burrows. Food details in ADW's account concern the Australian subspecies and are not generalized to the whole species.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.