---
title: "Grote kortneusbuideldas"
description: "Isoodon macrourus — Zoogdieren. The northern brown bandicoot (Isoodon macrourus), a marsupial species, is a bandicoot found only on the northern and eastern coasts of Australia and nearby islands, mainly Papua New Guinea."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/northern-brown-bandicoot
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Grote kortneusbuideldas

> Isoodon macrourus — Zoogdieren. The northern brown bandicoot (Isoodon macrourus), a marsupial species, is a bandicoot found only on the northern and eastern coasts of Australia and nearby islands, mainly Papua New Guinea.

- Scientific name: *Isoodon macrourus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2115
- Wikidata: [Q194272](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194272)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43301](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43301)

## Names

- en: Northern Brown Bandicoot
- de: Großer Kurznasenbeutler
- es: Bandicut Marrón Septentrional
- fr: Bandicoot à longue queue
- nl: Grote kortneusbuideldas

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1715), ID (3)

## Summary

The northern brown bandicoot (Isoodon macrourus), a marsupial species, is a bandicoot found only on the northern and eastern coasts of Australia and nearby islands, mainly Papua New Guinea. It is not, however, found far inland.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_brown_bandicoot

## Photo

![Grote kortneusbuideldas](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-brown-bandicoot/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nick Swanson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/178800532

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/northern-brown-bandicoot?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).