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Long-footed potoroo

Order : Diprotodontia
Family : Potoroidae
Species : Potorous longipes

 

The Long-footed potoroo is listed as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the long-footed potoroo

The Long-footed Potoroo is about the size of a rabbit, covered in dense, soft grey-brown fur which is paler on the stomach and feet.

The long-footed potoroo is classed as endangered and is one of the rarest mammals in Australia, found only in Victoria and the south-east region of NSW.

The rare Long-footed Potoroo (Potorous longipes), is found only in the forests of east Gippsland and south-eastern New South Wales.

to5lb The long footed potoroo is a marsupial

Usually solitary animals, Long-footed Potoroos are nocturnal, feeding at night and sleeping in the nest during the day.

But the long-footed potoroo is the ultimate epicurean. (Full text)

East Gippsland conservationist Jill Redwood says the long footed potoroo is living in forest which has been earmarked for logging this year. (Full text)

Australia 2002); Long-footed Potoroo #3 (72 Kb JPEG) (Museum Victoria) The long-footed potoroo is one of a group of marsupial (Full text)

The long-footed potoroo is quite flexible about its habitat; the only necessities appear to be an open forest where food can be easily found and a gully with thick vegetation. (Full text)

The Long-Footed PotorooLong-footed potoroos are also known as “rat kangaroos”. (Full text)

The primary requirements of Long-footed Potoroos are a diverse and abundant supply of hypogeal fungal sporocarps throughout the year and dense cover to provide shelter and protection from predators (Saxon et al. (Full text)

The rare Long-footed Potoroo (Potorous longipes), is found only in the forests of east Gippsland and south-eastern New South Wales. (Full text)

The rare Long-footed Potoroo (Potorous longipes), is found only in the forests of east Gippsland and south-eastern New South Wales. (Full text)

The rare Long-footed Potoroo (Potorous longipes), is found only in the forests of east Gippsland and south-eastern New South Wales. (Full text)

The long-footed potoroo (Potorous longipes is listed as ENDANGERED on the schedules of the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act. (Full text)

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