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Long-Footed Potoroo

Educational resources on Long-Footed Potoroo

Long-Footed Potoroo or Potorous longipes is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Endangered due to B1+2c, C2a . IUCN Profile of the Long-Footed Potoroo

Academic web links for the Long-Footed Potoroo.


ADW: Potorous longipes: Information
Introduced predators, including the Red Fox, Dingo, and feral Dog, are important causes of mortality of the Long-footed Potoroo. Conservation efforts are being made by the
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Potorous_longipes.html

ADW: Potorous_longipes.jpg
What's in a Scientific Name? Authority Lists: Where We Get Our Names Name, Rank ... Potorous longipes (long-footed potoroo)
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/resources/Grzimek_mammals/Potoroidae/Potorous...

ADW: Potorous longipes: Classification
Potorous longipes (long-footed potoroo) ...
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Potorous_longipes.html

ADW: Potorous longipes: Pictures
Potorous longipes (long-footed potoroo)
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/pictures/Potorous_longipes.html

Mammal Species of the World - Browse: longipes
Long-footed Potoroo: Type Locality: Australia, Victoria, Bellbird Creek, 32 km E Orbost. Distribution: NE Victoria (Australia). Status: IUCN – Endangered.
www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=11000188

ADW: Potorous: Pictures
...long-footed potoroo Potorous longipes: long-nosed potoroo Potorous tridactylus: long-nosed potoroo Potorous tridactylus
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/pictures/Potorous.html

ADW: Potorous: Classification
... Potorous longipes (long-footed potoroo)
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Potorous.html

ADW: Potoroidae: Pictures
Bettongia penicillata : long-footed potoroo Potorous longipes: long-nosed potoroo Potorous tridactylus: long-nosed potoroo Potorous tridactylus
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/pictures/Potoroidae.html

ADW: Diprotodontia: Pictures
Phascolarctos cinereus: koala Phascolarctos cinereus : koala Phascolarctos cinereus: long-footed potoroo Potorous longipes: long-nosed potoroo Potorous tridactylus
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/pictures/Diprotodontia_0090.html

George L. Fox
One example of a potoroo that sustains itself on fungi is the Long-footed Potoroo. This animal's diet is almost entirely made up of fungal spores.
sthweb.bu.edu/index.php?option=com_awiki&view=mediawiki&article=Potoridae&Itemid=352







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