Eastern barred bandicoot  (Perameles gunnii)

The eastern barred bandicoot is a small marsupial with large, pointed ears, a long, tapering snout, pink nose and whiskered muzzle (3) (4). The soft, sandy greyish-brown fur is patterned with three to four distinctive diagonal pale bars on the hindquarters, giving the species its common name and distinguishing it from the brown bandicoot (Isoodon obesulus), which lacks such stripes (3) (5). The belly, feet and short, thin tail are pale grey to creamy white (3).