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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Other resources
- Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT)
- Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
- Atlas of Living Australia
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.
