bandicoots
Pointy-snouted pouched mammals
Bandicoots are small marsupials native to Australia and New Guinea, with pointed snouts and long hind legs.
They're nocturnal omnivores that dig for insects and roots.
The name likely comes from a Telugu word for a large rat, applied by early colonists who noticed a superficial resemblance.
Bandicoots have been digging up my lawn again.
Australian long-eared marsupial
- rabbit-earedWith long upright ears
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
- desertTo leave behind completely
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
genus · taxonomy · classification · subspecies · diversity
Small flexible bag
- nocturnalActive during darkness
- snoutBeast's protruding face
- omnivoreEats plants and animals
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
joey · Australia · mammal · foraging · digging · insectivore · fur · claws
Sony's gaming hardware brand
- spinningRevolving around an axis
- cratesSturdy shipping containers
- platformerLeap-based video game
- villainWicked story antagonist
mutant · adventure · franchise · sequel · remake · racing · mascot · iconic
At risk of extinction
- predationHunting and consuming prey
- foxesSmall wild canines
- catsSmall domesticated felines
- feralWild after domestication
threatened · extinction · protection · sanctuary · recovery · rewilding · monitoring · population
Removing earth below
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- invertebratesAnimals without vertebral columns
- fungiSpore-reproducing decomposers
- engineersTechnical problem solvers
regeneration · decomposition · earthworms · grubs · roots · tubers · microhabitat · biodiversity
bilby
Australian long-eared marsupial
- rabbit-earedWith long upright ears
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
- desertTo leave behind completely
rainforest · genus · taxonomy · classification · subspecies · diversity
pouch
Small flexible bag
burrow · joey · Australia · mammal · foraging · digging · insectivore · fur · claws · habitat
PlayStation
Sony's gaming hardware brand
- spinningRevolving around an axis
- cratesSturdy shipping containers
- platformerLeap-based video game
villain · mutant · adventure · franchise · sequel · remake · racing · mascot · iconic · cartoon
endangered
At risk of extinction
feral · threatened · extinction · protection · sanctuary · recovery · rewilding · monitoring · population · decline
digging
Removing earth below
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- invertebratesAnimals without vertebral columns
- fungiSpore-reproducing decomposers
engineers · regeneration · decomposition · earthworms · grubs · roots · tubers · microhabitat · biodiversity · understory
bandicootsrodents
Gnawing mammal order
rats · mice · shrews · placental mammals
bandicootselephants
Tusked, trunk-bearing mammals
whales · lions · tigers · apex predators
- Crash BandicootMutated marsupial video game hero