Gilbert’s Potoroo
Details
Name:
Gilbert’s Potoroo
Gilbert’s Potoroo
Scientific Name:
Potorous gilbertii
Potorous gilbertii
Reference Number:
ZR-276
ZR-276
Description
Order Diprotodontia; Family Potoroidae; Scientific name: Potorous gilbertii; Common name: Gilbert’s Potoroo; Alternative Common name: Gilbert Potoroo - Distribution in Australia: Western Australian endemic with an extremely small range within Two People's Bay Nature Reserve, east of Albany – Conservation status: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED; indeed it is the rarest Australian mammal, which was thought to be extinct untill its rediscovery in 1994.
Additional Details
Reference Number: | ZR-276 |
Scientific Name: | Potorous gilbertii |