General Description
Uniform brown-grey fur on back, slightly paler on belly. Long pointed nose. Weighs approximately 1 kg and tail is up to about 25 cm long.
Biology
Most common in Tasmania, the Long-nosed Potoroo is solitary and nocturnal. It mostly feeds on plant material (fungi and tubers) and invertebrates, much of which it digs for.
Distribution
Southeast coast, distributed in patches from Gladstone to the Victoria/South Australia border. Populations also found in: the Grampians, Victoria; King and Flinders Islands; northern and eastern Tasmania.
Habitat
Heath, forest and woodlands with thick understorey and high average rainfall.
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Brief Id
Brown-grey fur, long pointed nose.
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Brown
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Omnivore
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Vulnerable, EPBC Act 1999: Vulnerable, IUCN Red List: Near Threatened
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Common Name
Long-nosed Potoroo
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Species Name
tridactylus
