Marie Lochman / Western barred bandicoot (Perameles bougainville) Hairisson Prong, Shark Bay in Western Australia.

Marie Lochman / Western barred bandicoot (Perameles bougainville) Hairisson Prong, Shark Bay in Western Australia. Endangered species.

Jiri Lochman / Western barred bandicoot (Perameles bougainville), Shark Bay UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, Western Australia.

Jiri Lochman / Western Barred Bandicoot (Perameles bougainville), Shark Bay UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, Western Australia.

Jiri Lochman / Western Barred Bandicoot (Perameles bougainville) portrait, Shark Bay UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, Western Australia.

Dave Watts / Eastern barred bandicoot (Perameles gunnii) Tasmania, Australia

Roland Seitre / Eastern barred bandicoot (Perameles gunnii) Tasmania, Captive, native to Tasmania and Victoria, Australia.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Eastern barred bandicoot (Perameles gunnii) portrait, Melbourne Zoo. Critically endangered. Captive.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Female Eastern barred bandicoot (Perameles gunnii) portrait, Healesville Sanctuary. Critically endangered. Captive.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Female Eastern barred bandicoot (Perameles gunnii) portrait, Healesville Sanctuary. Critically endangered. Captive.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Eastern barred bandicoot (Perameles gunnii) eating mealworms, Healesville Sanctuary. Captive.

Jiri Lochman / Western Barred Bandicoot (Perameles bougainville), Suckling joeys attached to the teats inside of the mother's pouch, on Heirisson Prong, Shark Bay UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, Western Aust...

Jiri Lochman / Western Barred Bandicoot (Perameles bougainville), on Heirisson Prong, Shark Bay UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, Western Australia. Endangered species.

Jiri Lochman / Western Barred Bandicoot (Perameles bougainville), Detail of the mammary glands (teats) inside of the female's pouch, on Heirisson Prong, Shark Bay UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, Western Aust...

Jiri Lochman / Western Barred Bandicoot (Perameles bougainville), sleeping in its nest, which is a shallow scraping into ground under dense vegetation, on Heirisson Prong, Shark Bay UNESCO Natural World Heritage Sit...

Jiri Lochman / Western Barred Bandicoot (Perameles bougainville), on Dorre Island, Shark Bay UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, Western Australia. Endangered species.

Jiri Lochman / Western Barred Bandicoot (Perameles bougainville), Suckiling, furred joey on the nipple inside of the mother's pouch, on Heirisson Prong, Shark Bay UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, Australia. E...

Jiri Lochman / Eastern Barred Bandicoot (Perameles gunnii), Mount Rothwell Reserve, Victoria, Australia.