Northern bettong: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the northern bettong lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Bettongia tropica
Group	Marsupials
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Diprotodontia
Family	Potoroidae

Where does the northern bettong live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the northern bettong in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Australia.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the northern bettong endangered?

The northern bettong’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the northern bettong?

The northern bettong (Bettongia tropica) is a mammal in the order Diprotodontia and the family Potoroidae, genus Bettongia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the northern bettong

The northern bettong (Bettongia tropica) is a small, endangered, rabbit-sized mammal native to forests in northeast Australia. A member of the rat-kangaroo family (Potoroidae), it moves by hopping and shelters in a concealed nest by day, feeding at night on roots and fungi. It is also a marsupial and carries its young in a pouch. The northern bettong is threatened by habitat loss, and is now restricted to a few small areas.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Northern bettong (revision 1373986337), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q209775 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).