Bettongia pusilla
McNamara, 1997
Nullarbor Dwarf Bettong
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Marsupialia |
| Superorder | : Australidelphia |
| Order | : Diprotodontia |
| Suborder | : Macropodiformes |
| Superfamily | : Macropodoidea |
| Family | : Potoroidae |
| Subfamily | : Potoroinae |
| Tribe | : Bettongini |
| Genus | : Bettongia |
Species status
Authority citation
McNamara, J.A. 1997-03-01. Some smaller macropod fossils of South Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 117:97-106.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34938642Original name as described
Bettongia pusilla
Other common names
Thomson's Unnamed Potoroid
Type material
SAMA P35450
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Koonalda Cave, Nullarbor Plain, South Australia, specifically, spit 6 of trench A of the Gallus site, Australia.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Australia
Taxonomy notes
recently described extinct species
Taxonomy notes citation
McDowell, M. C., Haouchar, D., Aplin, K. P., Bunce, M., Baynes, A., & Prideaux, G. J. (2015). Morphological and molecular evidence supports specific recognition of the recently extinct Bettongia anhydra (Marsupialia: Macropodidae). Journal of Mammalogy, 96(2), 287-296.
IUCN Red List status
Extinct
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