Burrowing bettong  (Bettongia lesueur)

Facts

Also known as:boodie and Lesueur's rat kangaroo
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Diprodontia
Family Potoroidae
Genus Bettongia (1)
Size Head/body length: 37 cm (2)
Tail length: 30 cm (2)
Weight 970 - 1530 g (2)

Status

Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix I of CITES (3).