Another quenda to admire
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (346528)
Rockingham, Australia
February 21, 2025 12:27am CST
We stayed with my brother-in-law the other day and had our morning coffee under the patio. He has a large block which has a lot of vegetation including many native species. This is the ideal environment for the Australian marsupial, the quenda, or bandicoot (Isoodon fusciventer). There are several sub-species of bandicoot.
The one in the photo is only young. The adult one we saw was almost twice this size. My BIL throws out a small amount of muesli for them and they are becoming quite tame as long as you don’t move quickly or make loud noises. He has a love/hate relationship with them as they like to dig up worms and grubs, to the detriment of many of his plants.
Please don’t make disparaging remarks about this little quenda (that's a joke) as he is very cute and quite harmless. And nothing like a rat. 
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@JudyEv (346528)
• Rockingham, Australia
23h
I think they are lovely. There will be some at our first house-sitting place.
@arunima25 (88984)
• Bangalore, India
21 Feb
I remember one earlier post of yours with the picture of quenda and I thought that it belongs to the rodent family. Well, they look so much like them. And from that day, I have remembered that Quenda is a marsupial.
He looks cute.
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@JudyEv (346528)
• Rockingham, Australia
18h
@arunima25 There is a lot of work being done now trying to control foxes and feral cats. These are the main predators of small marsupials.
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@arunima25 (88984)
• Bangalore, India
22h
@JudyEv That is nice to hear. Hope that other endangered species also get a revival.
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@lilacskies (4542)
• United States
21 Feb
I can't imagine anyone doing such a thing when he is this cute looking. They must be cruel humans to even consider.
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@lilacskies (4542)
• United States
16h
@JudyEv No, that was a reply to what you stated about not making disparaging remarks about him. I hope you understand.
@GardenGerty (162238)
• United States
6h
At last, something to put in an animal alphabet that starts with "Q"
@ptrikha_2 (47375)
• India
15h
Looks quite cute !
However it does looks quite similar to rats although the reason could be that it too perhaps likes to dig and go underground.
@JudyEv (346528)
• Rockingham, Australia
23h
I'm hoping one day we'll have enough vegetation to have quendas here.
@FourWalls (71505)
• United States
14h
Yes, it does, but understand that we only have one marsupial in America, the very ugly opossum. We need some cute ones!!! 
@RasmaSandra (82566)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10h
That is such a cute critter. I would love to have one but I can imagine what would happen to my apartment once the quenda and cats started chasing each other.
@id_peace (14919)
• Singapore
18h
This looked like a mouse deer or something towards that direction.
@wolfgirl569 (111794)
• Marion, Ohio
17h
I like rats as long as they are not near my house 
. He is cute
. He is cute
@Marilynda1225 (83778)
• United States
15h
It's so interesting to see an animal I'm not familiar with. He does look a bit cute
