Brush-tailed Bettong
Details
Name:
Brush-tailed Bettong
Brush-tailed Bettong
Scientific Name:
Bettongia penicillata
Bettongia penicillata
Reference Number:
ZM-037
ZM-037
Description
Order Diprotodontia; Family Potoroidae; Scientific name: Bettongia penicillata ; Common name: Brush-tailed Bettong; Alternative common name: Woylie - Distribution in Australia: naturally persisting only in the Wheat-belt & South-west Regions of Western Australia; It used to occur in all mainland states except Queensland, but became extinct in all states except Western Australia; the last reported sigtings outside Western Australia are from the 1950s; it has been recently successfully reintroduced to several locations in Western Australia, South Australia & New South Wales – Conservation status: on and off listed as Endangered
Additional Details
Reference Number: | ZM-037 |
Scientific Name: | Bettongia penicillata |