Bettong
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The bettongs are species of the genus Bettongia, sometimes referred to as rat-kangaroos. Five species are recognised:
The Rufous Rat-kangaroo
(Aepyprymnus rufescens) is sometimes referred to as a bettong (Rufous Bettong), but this is not strictly correct.
- Eastern BettongEastern BettongThe Eastern Bettong , also known as the Southern Bettong and Tasmanian Bettong, is a bettong whose natural range includes south-eastern Australia and the eastern part of Tasmania. Following the introduction of the red fox, it became extinct on mainland Australia around 1890.- Diet and Behaviour...
, Bettongia gaimardi - BoodieBoodieThe Boodie , also known as the Burrowing Bettong, is a small marsupial. It is a fascinating example of the effects of introduced animals on Australian fauna and ecosystems. Once the most common macropodiform mammal on the whole continent, the Boodie now only lives on off-lying islands and in a...
, Bettongia lesueur - Bettongia moyesi, Middle Miocene bettong from Riversleigh
- WoylieWoylieThe Woylie , also known as the Brush-tailed Bettong, is a small marsupial that belongs to the genus Bettongia. It is endemic to Australia...
, Bettongia penicillata - Nullarbor Dwarf BettongNullarbor Dwarf BettongThe Nullarbor Dwarf Bettong was a species of bettong endemic to the Nullarbor Plain in Western Australia. It is only known from fossil records....
, †Bettongia pusilla - Northern BettongNorthern BettongThe Northern Bettong is a small potoroid marsupial which is restricted to some areas of mixed open Eucalyptus woodlands and Allocasuarina forests bordering rainforests in far northeastern Queensland, Australia....
, Bettongia tropica
The Rufous Rat-kangaroo
Rufous Rat-kangaroo
The Rufous Rat-kangaroo , also known as the Rufous Bettong, is a small species of the family Potoroidae found in Australia. It is found in coastal and subcoastal regions from Newcastle in New South Wales to Cooktown in Queensland, and was formerly found in the Murray River Valley of New South Wales...
(Aepyprymnus rufescens) is sometimes referred to as a bettong (Rufous Bettong), but this is not strictly correct.