ARKive - Burrowing bettong - Bettongia lesueur- species related by group

Species that have a similar taxonomy to the Burrowing bettong (Bettongia lesueur)

Northern bettong (Bettongia tropica)
While this small, compact marsupial belongs to the kangaroo family, at first glance it appears similar to a rat, as its alternative common... More 2 Images 0 videos
Brush-tailed bettong (Bettongia penicillata)
As its name suggests, the most distinctive feature of the highly threatened brush-tailed bettong (Bettongia penicillata) is the black crest... More 18 Images 0 videos
Tasmanian bettong (Bettongia gaimardi)
The Tasmanian bettong (Bettongia gaimardi) is a small, compact marsupial which resembles a slender, delicate kangaroo in appearance. Its... More 6 Images 0 videos
Long-footed potoroo (Potorous longipes)
The shy and elusive long-footed potoroo is one of the rarest marsupial mammals in Australia. Potoroos are essentially small kangaroos... More 5 Images 1 Video
Broad-faced potoroo (Potorous platyops)
Last recorded alive in 1875, the enigmatic broad-faced potoroo was possibly an early victim of the expansion of European settlers into the... More 1 Image 0 videos
Desert rat kangaroo (Caloprymnus campestris)
Information on the desert rat kangaroo is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Gilbert’s potoroo (Potorous gilbertii)
Information on the Gilbert’s potoroo is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 6 Images 1 Video
Long-nosed potoroo (Potorous tridactylus)
In the words of Charles Darwin, who dragged a fleeing specimen from its refuge, the long-nosed potoroo “is an animal, as big as a rabbit... More 7 Images 2 Videos
Black-footed rock-wallaby (Petrogale lateralis)
The colouration of the shy, wary black-footed rock-wallaby (Petrogale lateralis) helps it to blend in with the background of... More 18 Images 8 Videos
Leadbeater’s possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri)
Thought to be extinct after disastrous fires in 1939, Leadbeater’s possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) was only rediscovered in 1961 in... More 6 Images 4 Videos

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