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The Southern brown bandicoot is a marsupial with a breeding season of the southern brown bandicoot can last from the beginning of winter until the end of summer. The female southern brown bandicoot has a short [[gestation]] (pregnancy) period of about 15 days at which time the [[neonates]] (newborns) enter the pouch and have a pouch life of about 2 months. The weight of the newborns is about 105-140 grams. The female southern brown bandicoots are able to become pregnant even before the first litter is done with its suckling. This means they can constantly be producing young. This makes the total capacity of reproduction in the southern brown bandicoot very high. The male southern brown bandicoot can continue to grown until the end of its life, but the female southern brown bandicoot will normally finish growing at the age of 18 to 24 months. Although adult female southern brown bandicoots are capable of producing six offspring per litter, the average is around two to four. The southern brown bandicoots diet consists mainly of ants, beetle larvae, and plant material.