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n. - Short-nosed rat kangaroo.

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  • Varieties of these give rise to further names, such as bettong or potoroo, but even among Australians these are hardly household words.
  • For example, Dahl reported that, for the burrowing bettong (Bettongia lesueur), a small kangaroo
  • The burrowing bettong, which never occurred in the more rugged, higher rainfall areas, has become extinct in the ecoregion.
  • In 1992, burrowing bettong was introduced on Heirisson Prong, and was followed with the release of Shark Bay mice in June 1994.
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