Southern Brown Bandicoot, or Quenda: Morphology

Isoodon obesulus

Skull and Teeth

The skull is long and narrow; the small upper incisors have a gap between them and the curved canine. The premolars are pointed; molars also with a pointed crown and side shelves.

Teeth formula: I 5/3; C 1/1; PM 3/3; M 4/4.

Body Shape and Size

The animals are rat-shaped, but larger and with short legs. Animals are greyish-brown (rabbit coloured or darker) and with coarse fur. Males are often slightly larger than females, with the head and body ranging from 30 to about 35 or more centimetres; the tail is a little less than half that of the body length.

Comparison with other animals

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