Thylacomyidae
E634016
Thylacomyidae is a family of small, nocturnal marsupials known as bilbies, native to arid and semi-arid regions of Australia.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mammal family ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | bilbies ⓘ |
| commonNameOfMember |
greater bilby
ⓘ
lesser bilby ⓘ |
| conservationStatusOfFamily | threatened ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Macrotis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Macrotis lagotis NERFINISHED ⓘ Macrotis leucura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dietIncludes |
bulbs and roots
ⓘ
fungi ⓘ insects ⓘ seeds ⓘ |
| distinguishingFromBandicoots |
longer ears and tail
ⓘ
more elongated snout ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
seed dispersal
ⓘ
soil bioturbation ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
central Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of northern Australia ⓘ western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
deserts
ⓘ
semi-arid shrublands ⓘ spinifex grasslands ⓘ |
| hasPouch | true ⓘ |
| historicallyGroupedWith | Peramelidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| infraclass | Marsupialia ⓘ |
| introducedPredators |
feral cat
ⓘ
red fox ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| memberCharacteristic |
elongated snout
ⓘ
fossorial behavior ⓘ long ears ⓘ nocturnal foraging ⓘ omnivorous diet ⓘ small body size ⓘ |
| namedAfter | type genus Macrotis ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Australia
ⓘ
arid regions of Australia ⓘ semi-arid regions of Australia ⓘ |
| order | Peramelemorphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproductiveMode | marsupial reproduction ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| threats |
habitat loss
ⓘ
introduced predators ⓘ |
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