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The Potoroo looks like a large rat, but is a marsupial and hops like a kangaroo. This one is from the Adelaide Hills
Photograph copyright: Dallas Ransom - all rights reserved. Used with permission.
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Long-nosed Potoroo
Image by Dcoetzee - License: Public Domain. (view image details)
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LONG-NOSED POTOROO FACTS |
Description
The Long-nosed Potoroo is grey-brown above with whitish underside. In Queensland populations the nose is quite short but is longer in populations further south. There is a bare patch of skin around the nose. It hops like a kangaroo with front legs tucked up in front of it.
Other Names
Long-nosed Rat Kangaroo, Wallaby Rat
Size
head and body 34-38cm. Tail 23cm
Habitat
wet eucalypt forest, dry eucalypt forest, coastal heath. Needs thick ground cover for shelter, and prefers area with light soil for digging. It digs holes in the ground similar to Bandicoots.
Food
roots, fungi, insects and other invertebrates in the soil.
Breeding
A single young is born with pouch life of about 4 months.
Range
along east coast from south east Queensland to Victoria and also Tasmania
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Mammalia | | Order: | Diprotodontia | | Family: | Potoroidae | | Genus: | Potorous | | Species: | tridactylus | | Common Name: | Long-nosed Potoroo |
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