Bettong

Bettong

Taxobox
name = BettongsMSW3 Groves|pages=57-58]


image_width = 200px
image_caption = Eastern Bettong
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
infraclassis = Marsupialia
ordo = Diprotodontia
familia = Potoroidae
subfamilia = Potoroinae
genus = "Bettongia"
genus_authority = Gray, 1837
type_species = "Bettongia setosa"
type_species_authority = Gray, 1837
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
*"B. gaimardi"
*"B. leseur"
*"B. penicillata"
*"B. tropica"

The bettongs are species of the genus "Bettongia", sometimes referred to as rat-kangaroos. There are four species recognised:
*Eastern Bettong, "Bettongia gaimardi"
*Boodie, "Bettongia leseur"
*Woylie, "Bettongia penicillata"
*Northern Bettong, "Bettongia tropica"

The Rufous Rat-kangaroo ("Aepyprymnus rufescens") is sometimes referred to as a bettong (Rufous Bettong), but this is not strictly correct.

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  • Bettong — Bet tong, n. [Native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) A small, leaping Australian marsupial of the genus {Bettongia}; the jerboa kangaroo. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bettong — /ˈbɛtɒŋ/ (say betong) noun any of various small nocturnal marsupials of the genus Bettongia, and related genera, which resemble a small wallaby with brown grey fur above and white below, as the woylie or the eastern bettong. {Australian… …  

  • Bettong de Tasmanie — Bettongia gaimardi Bettongie de Tasmanie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Bettong du nord — Bettongia tropica Bettong du Nord …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Bettong — Bettongia Rats Kangourous à nez court …   Wikipédia en Français

  • bettong — /beuh tawng , tong /, n. any of several marsupials of the genus Bettongia, of Australia and nearby regions, comprising the short nosed rat kangaroos, characterized by short, rounded ears, long hind feet, and a naked muzzle tip: all four species… …   Universalium

  • bettong — noun Any marsupial of the genus Bettongia, closely related to kangaroos Bettongs rather resemble rats, having short noses, short, rounded ears, long hind feet and a naked muzzle tip …   Wiktionary

  • bettong — n. (Zoology) small Australian marsupial with a short nose …   English contemporary dictionary

  • bettong — [ bɛtɒŋ] noun a short nosed Australian rat kangaroo. [Genera Bettongia and Aepyprymnus.] Origin C19: from Dharuk …   English new terms dictionary

  • bettong — bet·tong …   English syllables

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