Potoroidae is a family of marsupials, small Australian animals known as bettongs, potoroos, and rat-kangaroos. All are rabbit-sized, brown, jumping marsupials and resemble a large rodent or …

The po­toroids are a fam­ily of diprotodont mar­su­pi­als be­lieved to be closely al­lied with the kan­ga­roos and wal­la­bies (Macrop­o­di­dae) and some­times grouped as a sub­fam­ily within that …

However, there exists a fascinating group of small marsupials that deserve just as much attention: the Potoroos and Bettongs (Potoroidae). These enchanting creatures, often overshadowed by …

…Tasmanian marsupials constituting the families Potoroidae and Hypsiprymnodontidae, related to the kangaroo family, Macropodidae. Other potoroids are known only as fossils; the …

Potoroids (bettongs and potoroos) are small (weight range, 875–3250 g), largely nocturnal, and principally mycophagous marsupials within the Family Potoroidae (Superfamily: Macropodoidea).

The potoroids are a group of small marsupials, closely related to kangaroos and wallabies (family Macropodidae) and rat-kangaroos (Hypsiprymnodontidae), that inhabit Australia and …

Rat-kangaroos have been traditionally classified as a sub-family of their nearest relatives, the kangaroo and wallaby family (Macropodidae). However, most taxonomists now accept the …

Potoroos belong to a small family called the Potoroidae (rat-kangaroos), within the large superfamily of kangaroo-like marsupials, the Macropodoidea. The rat-kangaroos are small …

Mar 7, 2025 · Revision of the extinct gigantic rat kangaroos (Potoroidae: Marsupialia), with description of a new Miocene genus and species and a new Pleistocene species of …

Potoroidae There are nine species of small marsupials in this family. They are found in Australia and Tasmania. They brown to grayish-brown. They have long hind feet and stand upright by …