Striped Bandicoot

The striped bandicoot is a marsupial (bandicoots) found in tropical and subtropical arid dry and humid environments. Today they are spotted in Dampot, southernmost Dophi, and has since-been-introduced to The Orchid Isle’s south, easternmost Owanda, and the Selleca Islands. This species is nocturnal. It emerges from its nest at dusk to forage for a variety of invertebrates including crickets, beetles and earthworms. During the day it rests in a grass-lined nest. When foraging, it uses its long nose to probe deep into the soil and then digs eagerly when it locates food. Females have 8 nipples and can produce a maximum of 5 young in one litter with an average of 2 to 3 young. Gestation lasts just 12 days—this is one of the shortest gestation periods of any mammal. Young are weaned at 55 days and emerged juveniles remain dependent upon the mother and forage with her until day 86. Given ideal conditions, females can have up to five litters per year although reproduction becomes depressed in summer and ceases altogether in times of drought.
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