Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2142
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Bettongia tropica
Bettongia tropica: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Australia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Bettongia tropica: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Sharman et al. (1980) believed that tropica is not a distinct species but rather that it barely differs from B. penicillata. However, it differs in several reproductive parameters (M. J. Smith, 1998), and is now always treated as a distinct species. Its distribution, habitat parameters and phylogeography are given by Pope et al. (2000)
Comment:
Status: CITES - Appendix I; U.S. ESA and IUCN - Endangered