A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
Family: Potoroidae · Clear filter
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Rufous BettongAepyprymnus rufescens (Gray, 1837) | PotoroidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brush-tailed BettongBettongia penicillata Gray, 1837 | PotoroidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nullarbor Dwarf BettongBettongia pusilla McNamara, 1997 | PotoroidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Northern BettongBettongia tropica Wakefield, 1967 | PotoroidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gilbert's PotorooPotorous gilbertii (Gould, 1841) | PotoroidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Long-footed PotorooPotorous longipes Seebeck & Johnston, 1980 | PotoroidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Broad-faced PotorooPotorous platyops (Gould, 1844) | PotoroidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Long-nosed PotorooPotorous tridactylus (Kerr, 1792) | PotoroidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.