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Southern brown bandicoots have many different habitats. Some of these include: heath land, shrub land, sedge land, open forest, and wood land. As for a nesting place, the southern brown bandicoot will often build a nest out of leaves and grass. They do not need to drink much water. They obtain their hydration from dew and dietary items such as fungal fruit-bodies. [http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=68050#life_cycle] | Southern brown bandicoots have many different habitats. Some of these include: heath land, shrub land, sedge land, open forest, and wood land. As for a nesting place, the southern brown bandicoot will often build a nest out of leaves and grass. They do not need to drink much water. They obtain their hydration from dew and dietary items such as fungal fruit-bodies. [http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=68050#life_cycle] | ||
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The southern brown bandicoot is definitively endangered. It is most significantly | |||
threatened by habitat loss, [[fragmentation]] and [[degradation]]. Most of its habitat is really small and scattered bunches. They are endangered because not only do they have their natural predators that include: snakes and birds of prey, but they also have to defend themselves from introduced predators such as foxes, dogs, and cats. Road kill is also a big factor in the mortality rate of southern brown bandicoots. [http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/pubs/tsd07-s-brown-bandicoot.pdf] | threatened by habitat loss, [[fragmentation]] and [[degradation]]. Most of its habitat is really small and scattered bunches. They are endangered because not only do they have their natural predators that include: snakes and birds of prey, but they also have to defend themselves from introduced predators such as foxes, dogs, and cats. Road kill is also a big factor in the mortality rate of southern brown bandicoots. [http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/pubs/tsd07-s-brown-bandicoot.pdf] | ||
