Rufous Rat-kangaroo
Aepyprymnus rufescens (Gray, 1837)
Also calledBetong Rojizo (spa) · Betong-ruivo (por) · Bettong rousséatre (fra) · Großes Rattenkänguru (deu) · Kangourou-rat Roussâtre (fra) · Kangourou-rat roux (fra) · Rode Kangoeroerat (nld) · Rotes Rattenkdnguru (deu) · Rotes Rattenkänguru (deu) · Rotes Rattenkänguruh (deu) · Röd opossumråtta (swe) · Rødbettong (nob) · kangourou-rat à nez court (fra) · kangurzak rudawy (pol)
First described in: Mag. Nat. Hist. [Charlesworth's] vol.1 p.584
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
distribution
Distribution: Australia: NE Victoria, E New South Wales, E Queensland.
Order Diprotodontia
distribution
DISTRIBUTION: Australia: NE Victoria, E New South Wales, E Queensland.
Order Diprotodontia
distribution
DISTRIBUTION: N. E. Victoria, E. New South Wales, and E. Queensland.
Order Marsupialia
activity
Activity patterns. Nocturnal; shelters during the day in individual nests, emerging after dark to forage and returning before sunrise. Males tend to emerge before females. Activity outside the nest is reduced during rain. Individuals move quickly and widely when foraging, sometimes covering large distances (up to 24 - 5 km recorded). Foraging is interspersed with periods of rest, grooming, nestbuilding, and social interactions. Nests are elaborate and ovoid, constructed in shallow excavations dug with the forepaws, and have a single entrance; they consist of an exterior of dry grass, leaves, and bark, lined with fine dry plant material. Nests are placed under grass tussocks or shrubs, against or under a fallen tree, or among rocks, but also can be in exposed locations. Multiple nests are used by the same individual and tend to be clustered in one or two core areas ofits home range.
Potoroidae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2440030.