Pictures and facts about the Rufous bettong

Rufous bettong

Order : Diprotodontia
Family : Potoroidae
Genus : Aepyprymnus

Facts about the genus Aepyprymnus, the rufous bettong

"The Rufous Bettong is a small marsupial that once ranged from North Queensland to central Victoria, but now has vanished from the inland areas of NSW and only inhabits coastal areas as far south as north-east NSW," he said.

"The Rufous Bettong is a small marsupial that used to range from North Queensland to central Victoria, but north-east NSW is now the southern extent of its range.

Rufous bettong is monitored The rufous bettong is monitored by attracting them into a trap baited with honey, oats and peanut butter.

Call/Song: The rufous bettong is found along the Great Dividing Range, from the coast and some distance west of the range. (Full text)

Whereas the Musky Rat Kangaroo is found only around the Cooktown area, the Rufous Bettong is widely spread from Cooktown to northern N. (Full text)

Bettong (Aepyprymnus rufescens) The Rufous Bettong is found in eastern Australia from tropical Queensland down to (Full text)

The Rufous Bettong is a personal favourite of mine – so much so that I have kept this species almost continuously since 1981. (Full text)