Southern brown bandicoot

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q194151
Southern brown bandicoot
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Southern brown bandicoot

Summary

Southern brown bandicoot is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (220 views/month, #1,537 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Southern brown bandicoot's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Southern brown bandicoot is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Southern brown bandicoot's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Southern brown bandicoot belongs to the parent taxon short-nosed bandicoot[6].
  • Southern brown bandicoot is endemic to Australia[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Southern brown bandicoot is Isoodon obesulus[8].
  • Southern brown bandicoot's Commons category is recorded as Isoodon obesulus[9].
  • Southern brown bandicoot's original combination is recorded as Didelphis obesula[10].
  • Southern brown bandicoot's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'I. obesulus'}[11].
  • Southern brown bandicoot is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Péramèle Obése À Ventre Sombre'}[12].
  • Southern brown bandicoot is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Nuyts Southern Brown Bandicoot'}[13].
  • Southern brown bandicoot is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Quenda'}[14].
  • Southern brown bandicoot is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Southern Brown Bandicoot'}[15].
  • Southern brown bandicoot is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kleiner Kurznasenbeutler'}[16].
  • Southern brown bandicoot's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+0.35'}[17].
  • Southern brown bandicoot's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+14'}[18].
  • Southern brown bandicoot's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+6.5'}[19].
  • Southern brown bandicoot's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[20].
  • Southern brown bandicoot's taxon author citation is recorded as (Shaw, 1797)[21].
  • Southern brown bandicoot's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+2.5'}[22].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Southern brown bandicoot is Isoodon obesulus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within short-nosed bandicoot[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Péramèle Obése À Ventre Sombre'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Nuyts Southern Brown Bandicoot'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Quenda'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Southern Brown Bandicoot'}[15], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kleiner Kurznasenbeutler'}[16].

Distribution

Southern brown bandicoot is endemic to Australia[7].

Identifiers

Southern brown bandicoot's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43294[23]. Southern brown bandicoot's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 65612[24]. Southern brown bandicoot's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 323865[25]. Southern brown bandicoot's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2435311[26]. Southern brown bandicoot's ITIS TSN is recorded as 552656[27].

Why It Matters

Southern brown bandicoot ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (220 views/month, #1,537 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [25] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [26] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Isoodon obesulus (Peramelemorphia: Peramelidae). wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Isoodon obesulus (Peramelemorphia: Peramelidae). wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  23. [20] . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved . biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . Isoodon obesulus (Peramelemorphia: Peramelidae). wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon short-nosed bandicoot
    Original combination Didelphis obesula
    Gestation period {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+14'}
    Taxon rank species
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