Long-footed Potoroo
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The Long-footed Potoroo (Potorous longipes) is a species of rat-kangaroo found in southeastern Australia, in a small area around the coastal border between New South Wales and Victoria. It was discovered in 1967 when an adult male was caught in a dog trap in the forest southwest of Bonang, Victoria.[3] It is classified as endangered.[2]
The Long-footed Potoroo is the largest potoroo, and is very similar to the Long-nosed Potoroo (Potorous tridactylus). It is a solitary nocturnal creature, feeding on fungi, vegetation and small invertebrates. It differs from the Long-nosed Potoroo in its larger feet and longer tail.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 58. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ a b Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group (1996). Potorous longipes. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 31 December 2006.
- ^ Karl Shuker, Gerald Durrell, (1993). Lost Ark: New and Rediscovered Animals of the Twentieth Century. HarperCollins Publishers, 83. ISBN 0-00-219943-2.
- ^ Menkhorst, Peter (2001). A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia. Oxford University Press, 100.
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