#pig-footed bandicoot by Mia Quinonez https://padlet.com/mquinonez5408/yxutel6kt7o6zqcx By: Mia Quinonez en-us 2021-12-09 17:43:00 UTC 2021-12-10 17:41:23 UTC hello@padlet.com Name and Scientific name mquinonez5408 https://padlet.com/mquinonez5408/yxutel6kt7o6zqcx/wish/1938846501 The name is a Pig-footed Bandicoot. 
The scientific name is marsupial. ]]> 2021-12-09 18:00:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mquinonez5408/yxutel6kt7o6zqcx/wish/1938846501 Habitat and ecosystem mquinonez5408 https://padlet.com/mquinonez5408/yxutel6kt7o6zqcx/wish/1938860923 They lived in grassy plains and grassy woodlands located in South and West Australia as well as Western New south Wales and Victoria. They live in desert environments. ]]> 2021-12-09 18:08:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mquinonez5408/yxutel6kt7o6zqcx/wish/1938860923 Something interesting or unique about my animal mquinonez5408 https://padlet.com/mquinonez5408/yxutel6kt7o6zqcx/wish/1938877021 Pig-footed bandicoots teeth are long and slender. They also get there name from the discovery of a specimen who lost their tail in it's life. They assumed it didn't have a tail but in reality they actually have the longest tail of all bandicoots. ]]> 2021-12-09 18:16:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mquinonez5408/yxutel6kt7o6zqcx/wish/1938877021 Diet and food source mquinonez5408 https://padlet.com/mquinonez5408/yxutel6kt7o6zqcx/wish/1938887829 Most Pig-footed bandicoots were herbivorous but some held captive were more likely to be fond of meat such as grasshoppers, termites and ants although the most of the food they ate was grass and leaves. ]]> 2021-12-09 18:21:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mquinonez5408/yxutel6kt7o6zqcx/wish/1938887829 Reproduction habits mquinonez5408 https://padlet.com/mquinonez5408/yxutel6kt7o6zqcx/wish/1938900087 Female bandicoots can have a new litter every 7-8 weeks but only have about 2-3 litters a year. They have a short ripening period which only about 12 days. ]]> 2021-12-09 18:27:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mquinonez5408/yxutel6kt7o6zqcx/wish/1938900087 Time period they lived mquinonez5408 https://padlet.com/mquinonez5408/yxutel6kt7o6zqcx/wish/1940791773 They lived from late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene(2.47- 2.92ma)and they went extinct in the 1950's. ]]> 2021-12-10 17:24:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mquinonez5408/yxutel6kt7o6zqcx/wish/1940791773 Reason for extinction mquinonez5408 https://padlet.com/mquinonez5408/yxutel6kt7o6zqcx/wish/1940799861 The pig-footed bandicoot went extinct for various reasons such as predators like cats and foxes, and the habitat changes because of fires and other herbivorous in the area. ]]> 2021-12-10 17:29:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mquinonez5408/yxutel6kt7o6zqcx/wish/1940799861 How the pig-footed bandicoot could have survived mquinonez5408 https://padlet.com/mquinonez5408/yxutel6kt7o6zqcx/wish/1940813842 The pig-footed bandicoot could have maybe had more tactics to self defense against predators. They also could have reproduced more because they are small so they could have had more of them to survive. The pig-footed bandicoot could have also migrated to a different area to avoid fires and other predators. ]]> 2021-12-10 17:38:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mquinonez5408/yxutel6kt7o6zqcx/wish/1940813842