Burrowing bettong  (Bettongia lesueur)

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Glossary

  • Marsupial: a diverse group of mammals characterised by their reproduction. The embryo is born 11-35 days after conception. The tiny newborn crawls into the marsupium (pouch) and attaches to a teat where it stays for a variable amount of time. They also differ from placental mammals in their dentition.
  • Nocturnal: active at night.
  • Subspecies: a population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (January, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Richardson, B.J. and Walton, D.W. (1989) Fauna of Australia: Mammalia.Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  3. CITES (January, 2004)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Animal Info (January, 2004)
    http://www.animalinfo.org/species/bettlesu.htm
  5. Kennedy, M. (1992) Australian Marsupials and Monotremes, An Action Plan for their Conservation.IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
  6. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals.Oxford University Press, London.
  7. Australian Wildlife Conservancy Annual Report 2002 (January, 2004)
    http://www.australianwildlife.org/files/Annualreport2002.pdf
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