Potoroidae
Family of marsupials / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Kangaroo rat.
Potoroidae is a family of marsupials, small Australian animals known as bettongs, potoroos, and rat-kangaroos. All are rabbit-sized, brown, jumping marsupials and resemble a large rodent or a very small wallaby.
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Potoroidae[1] | |
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Woylie (Bettongia penicillata) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Suborder: | Macropodiformes |
Family: | Potoroidae Gray, 1821 |
Type genus | |
Potorous Desmarest, 1804 |
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