Gilbert’s potoroo (Potorous gilbertii)

Synonyms:	Potorous tridactylus gilbertii

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Diprotodontia
Family	Potoroidae
Genus	Potorous (1)(2)

Top facts

• Gilbert's potoroo is endemic to Australia, and was long thought to be extinct until its rediscovery in 1994.
• Gilbert’s potoroo has a highly unusual diet for a mammal, feeding almost entirely on fungi.
• Less than 50 mature Gilbert’s potoroos are known to occur in the wild at one very small site.
• Fire is the biggest threat to Gilbert's potoroo, as it lives in extremely fire prone vegetation.

Classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List (1).

Information on the Gilbert’s potoroo is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

To learn about efforts to conserve Gilbert’s potoroo see:

• EDGE of Existence:
  http://www.edgeofexistence.org/mammals/species_info.php?id=1403

This information is awaiting authentication by a species expert, and will be updated as soon as possible. If you are able to help please contact:
arkive@wildscreen.org.uk

1. IUCN Red List (November, 2008)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org
2. Gilbert's Potoroo Action Group (February, 2011)
   http://www.potoroo.org