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Species profile—Bettongia tropica (northern bettong)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Potoroidae (Potoroos and Bettongs) → Bettongia tropica (northern bettong)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Mammalia (mammals)
Family
Potoroidae (Potoroos and Bettongs)
Scientific name
Bettongia tropica Wakefield, 1967
Common name
northern bettong
Type reference
Wakefield, N.A. (1967). Some taxonomic revision in the Australian marsupial genus Bettongia (Macropodidae), with description of a new species. Vic. Nat. 84: 8-22.
WildNet taxon ID
866
Alternate name(s)
tropical bettong
brush-tailed bettong
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Endangered
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
Endangered
Conservation significant
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=866.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Last updated
20 May 2024