Bettongs[1] | |
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Eastern Bettong | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Family: | Potoroidae |
Subfamily: | Potoroinae |
Genus: | Bettongia Gray, 1837 |
Type species | |
Bettongia setosa Gray, 1837 |
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Species | |
The bettongs are species of the genus Bettongia, sometimes referred to as rat-kangaroos. Five species are recognised:[1]
The Rufous Rat-kangaroo (Aepyprymnus rufescens) is sometimes referred to as a bettong (Rufous Bettong), but this is not strictly correct.