Eastern barred bandicoot (Perameles gunnii)

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Authenticated (27/11/2007) by Professor John Rodger, University of Newcastle, Australia.
http://www.newcastle.edu.au/centre/tfi/

Invertebrates: animals without a backbone.
Larvae: stage in an animal’s lifecycle after it hatches from the egg. Larvae are typically very different in appearance to adults; they are able to feed and move around but usually are unable to reproduce.
Marsupial: a diverse group of mammals characterised by their reproduction and development. The embryo is born 11-35 days after conception. The tiny embryo-like neonate crawls up the mother’s belly and attaches to a teat, usually within the marsupium (pouch) where it stays until it is weaned, which can be a relatively long period of time. This long dependence on milk is the only source of nutrition and can last several months in large marsupials, such as kangaroos.
Nocturnal: active at night.
Omnivore: an organism that feeds on both plants and animals.
Subspecies: a population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.