*** Potoroos are believed to be important in the dispersal of spores from the fungi it eats. The spores pass through the potoroo's gut and are deposited in the forest in its droppings.
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Gilbert's potoroo
Potorous gilbertii
The only known area where Gilbert's potoroos live today is on the South Coast of Western Australia.
Statistics
36cm (males slightly larger). Average weight 1kg.
Long-nosed Potoroo - profile
Scientific name: Potorous tridactylus
Conservation status in NSW: Vulnerable
National conservation status: Vulnerable ...
Potoroo (Long-footed Potoroo)
Prosperine Rock Wallaby
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Family Potoroidae: Potoroos and bettongs
Family Rhipiduridae (Fantails)
Family Sabellariidae
Family Scalibregmatidae
Family Serranidae: Rockcods
Family Sigalionidae
Family Sternaspidae
Family Terebellidae
Family Trichobranchidae ...
Family Potoridae: potoroos, rat kangaroos, bettongs
Family Acrobatidae: Feathertail Glider and Feather-tailed Possum
Family Hypsiprymnodontidae: Musky Rat-kangaroo
Family Macropodidae: kangaroos, wallabies, and relatives ...
Chestnut-backed buttonquail (Turnix castanotus)
Shy albatross (Thalassarche cauta)
Cynarina (Cynarina lacrymalis)
Gilbert's potoroo (Potorous gilbertii)
Far eastern curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)
Black palm (Normanbya normanbyi) ...
 See also: Kangaroo, Marsupial, Rat, Manatee, Rabbit
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