Nullarbor dwarf bettong

Nullarbor dwarf bettong

Extinct  (1500s?)  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Potoroidae
Subfamily: Potoroinae
Genus: Bettongia
Species: B. pusilla
McNamara, 1997

The Nullarbor dwarf bettong (Bettongia pusilla) was a species of bettong endemic to the Nullarbor Plain in Western Australia. It is only known from fossil records.

References

  1. Burbidge, A. (2008). "Bettongia pusilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 5 January 2008.


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