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BIBLY
FACTS
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 What is
Bibly?
The bilby is a rabbit-sized marsupial
that lives in the arid, desert regions of
Australia. Of the two species of bilby
that lived in Australia at the turn of
the nineteenth century, only the
greater bilby survives. The greater
bilby itself is rated ‘vulnerable’, and
several projects are underway to
protect this popular Australian
animal. This article contains bilby
facts for kids, and is part of the Active
Wild Australian Animals series.
FACTS OF BIBLY
• The scientific name for the greater
bilby is Macrotis lagotis. It is a
member of the Thylacomyidae
family, and a member of the order
Peramelemorphia.

• Macrotis means ‘big-eared’ in

Greek, and looking at a bilby the
name is warranted, if a little mean!

• Bilbys are also known as ‘rabbit

bandicoots’ and ‘dalgytes’. The word
‘bilby’ comes from an Aboriginal
word used by the Yuwaalaraay
people, and means ‘long nosed rat’
 Bibly Facts : Is a
Bilby A Bandicoot?
Bilbies and bandicoots are in
the same order.

The order is Paramelemorphia

The word ‘bandicoot’ is

sometimes used to refer to
bilbies and bandicoots, but
strictly speaking bilbies are in a
family of their own.
 FACTS!
• Bilbies don’t have very good
eyesight, and rely on their
hearing and sense of smell to
find food and to sense danger.

• Bilbies are nocturnal, only

emerging from their burrows
at night.

• Their forelimbs are strong –

designed for digging – and
three of the five digits on each
forepaw is clawed.
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