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title: "Greater Bilby"
description: "Macrotis lagotis — Mamíferos. The greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) or often simply bilby, is a long-eared, rabbit-like marsupial found in Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/greater-bilby
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Greater Bilby

> Macrotis lagotis — Mamíferos. The greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) or often simply bilby, is a long-eared, rabbit-like marsupial found in Australia.

- Scientific name: *Macrotis lagotis*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 121
- Wikidata: [Q371667](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q371667)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43325](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43325)

## Names

- en: Greater Bilby
- de: Großer Kaninchennasenbeutler
- es: Cangurito Narigudo Grande
- fr: Grand bilby
- nl: Grote langoorbuideldas
- pl: Wielkouch króliczy

## Countries with the most observations

AU (43)

## Summary

The greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) or often simply bilby, is a long-eared, rabbit-like marsupial found in Australia. It lives in burrows and is active at night, feeding on insects, fruit, or fungi. Formerly widespread, bilbies are now restricted to parts of northwestern and central Australia due to threats like habitat loss, disease, and introduced predators such as foxes.
It is commonly now simply called bilby (or bilbies for plural) after the lesser bilby (Macrotis leucura) became extinct in the 1950s. Other names include dalgyte, pinkie, or rabbit-eared bandicoot.

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

## Photo

![Greater Bilby](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/greater-bilby/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dcoetzee · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bilby_at_Sydney_Wildlife_World.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/greater-bilby?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).