Peramelinae

• Isoodon
• Perameles
• Shark Bay Bandicoot Perameles bougainville

  

  The Shark Bay bandicoot is a small marsupial native to islands off Western Australia. It makes a nest beneath shrubs for daytime shelter.

• Southern Brown Bandicoot Isoodon obesulus

  

  The southern brown bandicoot is a ground-dwelling marsupial. This entry follows the source’s account of the eastern subspecies.

• Northern Brown Bandicoot Isoodon macrourus

  

  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.

• Long-nosed Bandicoot Perameles nasuta

  

  The long-nosed bandicoot lives in forests and scrubland in eastern Australia. It probes the ground with its long snout and digs for insects and other small invertebrates at night.

• Eastern Barred Bandicoot Perameles gunnii

  The Tasmanian subspecies P. g. gunnii uses areas where grassland and remnant forest occur together. It probes the ground with its long nose for insects and worms.

• Queensland Barred Bandicoot Perameles pallescens

  The species has been recorded in forests in northeastern Australia. A 2025 study examined fur from one young male collected on the Atherton Tablelands, and a camera survey reported in 2026 recorded the species in reference forest and restored corridors.