Bettongia gaimardi ssp. gaimardi
– Extinct
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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MAMMALIA
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Order:
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DIPROTODONTIA
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Family:
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POTOROIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Bettongia gaimardi ssp. gaimardi
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Infra-specific Authority:
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(Desmarest, 1822)
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Common Name/s:
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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EX ver 2.3 (1994)
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Year Assessed:
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1996
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Annotations:
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Needs updating
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Assessor/s:
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Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group
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Justification:
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This endemic Australian taxon has not been recorded since 1910.
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Geographic Range
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Range Description:
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Bettongia gaimardi gaimardi was endemic to Australia.
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Countries:
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Regionally extinct:
Australia
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Population
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Population:
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It was last recorded in 1910.
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Habitat and Ecology
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Habitat and Ecology:
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The eastern bettong was associated with grassland areas, heathlands, and sclerophyll woodland.
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System:
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Terrestrial
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Threats
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Threats:
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Causes of the extinction of this animal are cited as competition with introduced rabbits for burrows and food, habitat disruption and disturbance by livestock, predation by foxes, and direct killing by people.
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Bibliography
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Bibliography:
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Maxwell, S., Burbidge, A.A. and Morris, K. (compilers) 1996. Action Plan for Australian Marsupials and Monotremes. IUCN/SSC Australasian Marsupial and Monotreme Specialist Group. . Nowak, R.M. (ed.) 1999. Walkers Mammals of the World. Sixth edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London.
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