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– The eastern barred bandicoot weighs less than 2 kg and has a short tail and three to four whitish bars across the rump. The Eastern barred bandicoot has two separated populations, one on the mainland of Australia and one on the island of Tasmania. The Tasmanian form is somewhat larger than the mainland form as the average adult mass is 750 g in Victoria and 1,000 g in Tasmania.

– Their brown and grey coats are marked with three or four off-white bands and they have whitish bellies and feet. They live a nocturnal, solitary life in grasslands that have dense tussocks and low scrub for shelter.

– Victorian captive breeding programs have been run since the 1980s. In Tasmania, Eastern Barred Bandicoots are faring much better than in Victoria, mostly due to the absence of foxes.