Gilbert's Potoroo

Gilbert's PotorooGilbert’s Potoroo is a nocturnal marsupial that digs with long claws and feeds mainly on fungi growing underground. By day it rests in a nest beneath sedges or bushes.What does it look like?It is a small rat-kangaroo. Its forefeet have long, curved claws used to dig for food.How does it live?Gilbert’s Potoroo is a nocturnal marsupial that digs with long claws and feeds mainly on fungi growing underground. By day it rests in a nest beneath sedges or bushes.It is nocturnal. During the day it nests in shallow hollows under sedges or bushes, lined with leaves and other plant material. At night it digs for underground fungi, which make up over 90% of its diet.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.