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Species profile—Caloprymnus campestris (desert rat-kangaroo)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Potoroidae (Potoroos and Bettongs) → Caloprymnus campestris (desert rat-kangaroo)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Mammalia (mammals)
Family
Potoroidae (Potoroos and Bettongs)
Scientific name
Caloprymnus campestris (Gould, 1843)
Common name
desert rat-kangaroo
WildNet taxon ID
867
Alternate name(s)
desert bettong
buff-nosed rat-kangaroo
bluff-nosed rat-kangaroo
plains rat-kangaroo
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Extinct in the wild
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
Extinct
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=867.

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

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024