Burrowing Bettong
Details
Name:
Burrowing Bettong
Burrowing Bettong
Scientific Name:
Bettongia lesueur
Bettongia lesueur
Reference Number:
PMY-507
PMY-507
Description
Order Diprotodontia; Family Potoroidae; Scientific name: Bettongia lesueur: Common name: Burrowing Bettong; Alternative common name: Boodie - 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 the late 1940s; it has been recently successfully reintroduced to several locations on the mainland – Conservation status: VULNERABLE
Additional Details
Reference Number: | PMY-507 |
Scientific Name: | Bettongia lesueur |