Brush-tailed Bettong – Woylie
Details
Name:
Brush-tailed Bettong – Woylie
Brush-tailed Bettong – Woylie
Scientific Name:
Bettongia penicillata
Bettongia penicillata
Reference Number:
RAD-992
RAD-992
Description
Order Diprotodontia; Family Potoroidae (Potoroos & Bettongs); Scientific name: Bettongia penicillata; Common name: Brush-tailed Bettong; Alternative common name: Woylie - Distribution in Australia: naturally persisting only in the Wheatbelt & South West Regions of Western Australia. Once found in all mainland states except Queensland. The last reported sightings outside Western Australia are from the 1950s. It has been recently successfully reintroduced to several locations in Western Australia, South Australia & New South Wales – Photographed in Wheatbelt Region of Western Australia - Conservation status: classified as Critically Endangered on The IUCN Red List.
Additional Details
Reference Number: | RAD-992 |
Scientific Name: | Bettongia penicillata |