Potoroo

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Potoroos[1]
Potorous platyops
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Marsupialia Order: Diprotodontia Family: Potoroidae Subfamily: Potoroinae Genus: Potorous Desmarest, 1804
Type species
Didelphis murina Cuvier, 1798 (=Didelphis tridactlya Kerr, 1792)
Species
P. gilbertii P. longipes †P. platyops P. tridactylus

A potoroo is any member of the genus Potorous.

[edit] Classification

• SUBORDER MACROPODIFORMES
  • Family Potoroidae
    • Subfamily Potoroinae
      • Genus Potorous
        • Gilbert's Potoroo, Potorous gilbertii
        • Long-footed Potoroo, Potorous longipes
        • †Broad-faced Potoroo, Potorous platyops
        • Long-nosed Potoroo, Potorous tridactylus

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• http://www.deh.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=66645
• http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Potorous.html
• http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/bioinformatics/mammals/images/longlive.htm

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Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirulus herbertensis) · Masked Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirulus larvatus) · Pygmy Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirulus mayeri) · Vogelkop Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirulus schlegeli) Pseudochirops D'Albertis' Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirops albertisii) · Green Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirops archeri) · Plush-coated Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirops corinnae) · Reclusive Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirops coronatus) · Coppery Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirops cupreus) Acrobatidae Acrobates Feathertail Glider (Acrobates pygmaeus) Distoechurus Feather-tailed Possum (Distoechurus pennatus)   Suborder Macropodiformes (cont. below) Macropodidae Lagostrophus Banded Hare-wallaby (Lagostrophus fasciatus) Dendrolagus Grizzled Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus inustus) · Lumholtz's Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi) · Bennett's Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus bennettianus) · Ursine Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus ursinus) · Matschie's Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei) · Doria's Tree-kangaroo 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Antilopine Kangaroo (Macropus antilopinus) · Woodward's Wallaroo (Macropus bernadus) · Eastern Wallaroo (Macropus robustus) · Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus) Subgenus Macropus: Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus) · Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) Onychogalea Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby (Onychogalea fraenata) · Northern Nail-tail Wallaby (Onychogalea unguifera) Petrogale P. brachyotis species-group: Short-eared Rock-wallaby (Petrogale brachyotis) · Monjon (Petrogale burbidgei) · Nabarlek (Petrogale concinna) P. xanthopus species-group: Proserpine Rock-wallaby (Petrogale persephone) · Rothschild's Rock-wallaby (Petrogale rothschildi) · Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus) P. lateralis/penicillata species-group: Allied Rock-wallaby (Petrogale assimilis) · Cape York Rock-wallaby (Petrogale coenensis) · Godman's Rock-wallaby (Petrogale godmani) · Herbert's Rock-wallaby (Petrogale herberti) · Unadorned Rock-wallaby (Petrogale inornata) · Black-flanked Rock-wallaby (Petrogale lateralis) · Mareeba Rock-wallaby (Petrogale mareeba) · Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata) · Purple-necked Rock-wallaby (Petrogale purpureicollis) · Mt. 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