Australian Wildlife | Mammals-Bettongs, Potoroos | Burrowing Bettong - burrow entrance

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  Scientific Name :Bettongia lesueur
  Reference Number : ZN-841
  Common Name : Burrowing Bettong - burrow entrance
  Description :

Order Diprotodontia; Family Potoroidae; Alternative common name: Boodie  - Entrance of a used burrow - Distribution in Australia: naturally persisting only on Dorre & Bernier Islands off Shark Bay / Western Australia - It used to occur in all mainland states except Victoria, but became extinct on the mainland by late 1940s; it has been recently successfully reintroduced  to several locations on the mainland - Status: Vulnerable