### animal | vertebrate | mammal | badger:

Eurasian badger
* Most eurasian badgers eat earthworms
  - live in environments
* Some eurasian badgers damage agricultural crops

European badger
* Most european badgers feed on insects.
* are fastidiously clean animals which regularly clear out and discard old bedding.
* have an extensive vocal repertoire.

Female badger
* are sows and baby badgers are called cubs.
* prepare a grass-lined den in which to give birth.

Infect badger
* Most infect badgers survive for long periods.
* come into contact.

### animal | vertebrate | mammal:

Bandicoot
* Most bandicoots detect prey.
* Most bandicoots have pouches
  - rhythmic patterns
  - short tails
  - maintain body mass
  - make pitch noise
  - occur in regions
* Some bandicoots become adults
  - eat lizards
* Some bandicoots feed on insects
  - spiders
* Some bandicoots have babies
  - broad distribution
  - long noses
  - wildcats
  - live in areas
  - make placentas
  - range in length
* Some bandicoots reach maturity
  - sexual maturity.
  * ' are marsupials. There are about 20 species of bandicoots. Bandicoots are omnivores. They eat bugs, earthworms, larvae, and spiders. Despite what they look like, they are not related to rats. They live in parts of Australia. They are nocturnal. Bandicoots are an endangered species.
  * are omnivores. They eat bugs, earthworms, larvae, and spiders. Despite what they look like, they are not related to rats. They live in parts of Australia. They are nocturnal. Bandicoots are an endangered species. For protection against foxes and wild cats, they retreat to their burrows for safety
* also act as hosts for the paralysis tick.
* are also very solitary animals , generally only coming together to mate
  - born with their eyes shut
* are known to dig small conical holes in lawns and gardens
  - locate their food using their well-developed sense of smell
  - marsupial and sleep during the day
  - multi-oestrus, meaning they breed several times during the year
  - nocturnal omnivorous marsupials
  - one of the more vocal marsupials
  - pointy-nosed marsupials from Australia and New Guinea
  - polyestrous, which means that they are able to reproduce several times a year
  - protected in all states of Australia
  - rabbit-like marsupial rats
  - small marsupial mammals that live in parts of Australia
* are solitary animals and only mix with others when breeding
  - except when mating
  - terrestrial and mainly nocturnal
  - territorial animals
  - vocal animals
* dig burrows
  - for insects, roots and bulbs which they eat
  - holes in the ground while searching for invertebrates
* eat many different things.
* forage for food.
* have a combing toe on each hind foot
  - at least four distinct vocalisations
  - features
* have short lifespan
  - strong hind legs designed for jumping
  - very good hearing
* includes brains
  - breasts
  - cell membranes
  - cells
  - chest cavities
  - chests
  - corpi
  - cytoplasm
  - ears
  - faces
  - heads
  - nuclei
  - pedal extremities
  - piluses
  - plasma membranes
  - rib cages
  - sections
  - skulls
  - sterna
  - vacuoles
  - vertebrate feet
* live between two to four years.
* mainly forage at night, consuming insects, earthworms, insect larvae and spiders.
* make high noise
* retreat into their burrow for protection.
* share ancestors.
* take care.
* tend to be solitary animals
  - forage for food mainly at night
* use noses.