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title: "Long-nosed Bandicoot"
description: "Perameles nasuta — Mamíferos. The long-nosed bandicoot (Perameles nasuta), a marsupial, is a species of bandicoot found in eastern Australia, from north Queensland along the east coast to Victoria."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/long-nosed-bandicoot
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Long-nosed Bandicoot

> Perameles nasuta — Mamíferos. The long-nosed bandicoot (Perameles nasuta), a marsupial, is a species of bandicoot found in eastern Australia, from north Queensland along the east coast to Victoria.

- Scientific name: *Perameles nasuta*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2664
- Wikidata: [Q194268](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194268)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43306](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43306)

## Names

- en: Long-nosed Bandicoot
- de: Großer Langnasenbeutler
- es: Bandicut Listado Hociquilargo
- fr: Péramèle nason
- nl: Spitsneusbuideldas
- pl: Jamraj nosaty

## Countries with the most observations

AU (2296)

## Summary

The long-nosed bandicoot (Perameles nasuta), a marsupial, is a species of bandicoot found in eastern Australia, from north Queensland along the east coast to Victoria. Around 40 centimetres (16 in) long, it is sandy- or grey-brown with a long snouty nose. Omnivorous, it forages for invertebrates, fungi and plants at night.

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

## Photo

![Long-nosed Bandicoot](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/long-nosed-bandicoot/medium.jpg)

Photo: Martin Predavec · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/353202307

## Machine access

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