| Taxonomy | |||
| FAMILY Peramelidae | |||
| GENUS | SPECIES | COMMON NAME | OTHER COMMON NAMES |
| (B=bandicoot) | |||
| Isodonshort-nosed | auratus | Golden B | northern golden B, northern golden-backed B, windaru, wintaroo, nyulu |
| obesulus | Southern Brown B | short-nosed B, southern short-nosed B, brown B, quenda | |
| macrourus | Northern Brown B | brindled B, giant brindled B, long-tailed short-nosed B, large northern B | |
| Parmeleslong-nosed | gunnii | Eastern Barred B | Tasmanian barred B, Gunn’s B, striped B |
| bougainville | Western Barred B | barred B, eastern barred B, Shark Bay B, WA striped B, SA striped B, NSW striped B, marl, little marl, nyemmel | |
| nasuta | Long-nosed B | none | |
| FAMILY Peroryctlidae (Papua New Guinea bandicoots) | |||
| GENUS | SPECIES | COMMON NAME | OTHER COMMON NAMES |
| Echymipera | rufescens | Rufous Spiny B | spiny B, rufescent B |
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References
- Australia’s Amazing Wildlife, 1985. Bay Books, Kensington NSW
- Encyclopedia of Australian Wildlife, Readers Digest Australia Pty Ltd, 1997. Readers Digest (Australia) Pty Ltd, Surrey Hills
- Complete Book Of Australian Mammals, R Strahan (ed), 1983. Angus & Robertson Publishers, London