#thylacomyidae

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

This Easter, the Easter Bunny is bowing out for the Easter Bilby! Better known as the greater bilby, this marsupial is found in Australia's central desert. However, unlike other marsupials, the greater bilby's pouch is upside down-- it opens at the bottom instead of the top! Scientists believe that this is to prevent dirt from entering the pouch as females dig for food.

(Image: A greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) by Brad Leue)

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Voting ended onJun 22, 2025

[all-mammal-creechur]

Greater Bilby Macrotis lagotis

A long-eared marsupial from Australia. It lives in burrows and is active at night, feeding on insects, fruit, or fungi. The Warumungu people of the Tennant Creek area call this animal, warrikirti. Another species, the lesser bilby, has been extinct since the 1950s.

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[mammalianmammals]

Greater Bilby (Macrotis lagotis), family Tylacomyidae, found in NW Australia

photograph by Bernard DuPont

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[collectiveofanimals]

Greater Bilby (Macrotis lagotis) by berniedup on Flickr.

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Bilby by Peter Jacobs Photos on Flickr.