Eastern barred bandicoot  (Perameles gunnii)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Peramelemorphia
Family Peramelidae
Genus Perameles (1)
Size Head-and-body length: 27 – 35 cm (2)
Tail length: 7 – 11 cm (2)
Weight 0.5 – 1.5 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2007. Two subspecies are recognised: P. g. gunnii is classified as Vulnerable (VU) and P. g. nova is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1).