Bettongia

• Eastern Bettong Bettongia gaimardi

  

  The eastern bettong is a small Tasmanian marsupial that carries nesting material with its long tail. It leaves its grass nest at night to forage on fungi, seeds and other foods.

• Boodie Bettongia lesueur

  

  The boodie is a burrowing member of the kangaroo family that searches for plants and underground fungi.

• Brush-tailed Bettong Bettongia penicillata

  

  The surviving subspecies has native populations in Western Australia and translocated populations elsewhere. Its gray-to-reddish-brown coat and black tail-tip brush are distinctive.

• Northern Bettong Bettongia tropica

  

  The northern bettong is a nocturnal marsupial of northeastern Queensland forests. It feeds heavily on underground fungi in the wet season and also uses grass tubers in drier periods.

• Eastern Bettong Bettongia gaimardi

  

  The eastern bettong is a small Tasmanian marsupial that carries nesting material with its long tail. It leaves its grass nest at night to forage on fungi, seeds and other foods.

• Boodie Bettongia lesueur

  

  The boodie is a burrowing member of the kangaroo family that searches for plants and underground fungi.

• Northern Bettong Bettongia tropica

  The northern bettong is a nocturnal marsupial of northeastern Queensland forests. It feeds heavily on underground fungi in the wet season and also uses grass tubers in drier periods.

• Brush-tailed Bettong Bettongia penicillata

  The surviving subspecies has native populations in Western Australia and translocated populations elsewhere. Its gray-to-reddish-brown coat and black tail-tip brush are distinctive.