How To Use Bettong In A Sentence
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Though chiefly a root and fungus eater, today's rufous bettong (one of the smallest species of kangaroo) is in fact frequently observed to chew on animal bones.
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For example, Dahl reported that, for the burrowing bettong (Bettongia lesueur), a small kangaroo
Kimberly tropical savanna
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At the other end of the scale from the six large types mentioned above are the rat/rabbit-sized bettongs, potoroos and rat-kangaroos.
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In 1992, burrowing bettong was introduced on Heirisson Prong, and was followed with the release of Shark Bay mice in June 1994.
Shark Bay, Australia
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A program in northern NSW is helping to save the endangered rufous bettong, a macropod that plays an important part in forest ecosystems.
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The winery has a wetland centre in South Australia where it is also intended to release brush-tailed bettong and numbats later in the year.
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This work has studied in detail the life cycle of some of Australia's most threatened animals on Bernier and Dorre Islands and has reintroduced the mari, or western barred bandicoot (Perameles bougainville) and burrowing bettong, (Bettongia lesueur), also known as the boodie.
Biological diversity in Southwest Australia
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The burrowing bettong, which never occurred in the more rugged, higher rainfall areas, has become extinct in the ecoregion.
Kimberly tropical savanna
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Tragically though, sanctuaries like this are becoming the only place to see creatures such as bilbies, bettongs and bandicoots.
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The long-nosed potoroo (Potorous tridactylus) is widespread on Tasmania, whereas the Tasmanian bettong (Bettongia gaimardi) is restricted to dry sclerophyll forest in eastern Tasmania, and the little pygmy possum (Cercartetus lepidus) prefers dry sclerophyll forest as well.
Tasmanian temperate forests
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Of the 26 species of threatened Australian mammals, 5 are found on Bernier and Dorre islands; burrowing bettong Bettongia lesueur, rufous hare-wallaby Lagorchestes hirsutus, banded hare-wallaby L. fasciatus, Shark Bay mouse Pseudomys praeconis and western barred bandicoot Perameles bougainville.
Shark Bay, Australia
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The winery has a wetland centre in South Australia where it is also intended to release brush-tailed bettong and numbats later in the year.
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Though chiefly a root and fungus eater, today's rufous bettong (one of the smallest species of kangaroo) is in fact frequently observed to chew on animal bones.
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It has got wetland, it's got dry forest full of rabbits, bettongs, bandicoots, and there's lots of roadkill and sheep farming.
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At the other end of the scale from the six large types mentioned above are the rat/rabbit-sized bettongs, potoroos and rat-kangaroos.
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A related species, the burrowing bettong, will scavenge sheep carcasses.
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He thinks the rat kangaroo moniker has somewhat tarnished bettongs ' image.
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Paisley had a gecko to release and we saw two bilbies and two burrowing bettongs.
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A number of other species are largely restricted to the mesic southwest and found in this ecoregion: the yellow-footed antechinus (Antechinus flavipes leucogaster), southern brown bandicoot (Isoodon obesulus), and the woylie (Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi).
Jarrah-Karri forest and shrublands
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This work has studied in detail the life cycle of some of Australia's most threatened animals on Bernier and Dorre Islands and has reintroduced the mari, or western barred bandicoot (Perameles bougainville) and burrowing bettong, (Bettongia lesueur), also known as the boodie.
Biological diversity in Southwest Australia
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Tragically though, sanctuaries like this are becoming the only place to see creatures such as bilbies, bettongs and bandicoots.
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The narrow strip of tall open forest is crucial for the conservation of the northern populations of three species of mammals that are restricted to this forest type, namely: yellow-bellied glider Petaurus australis, brush-tailed bettong Bettongia penicillata (E) and swamp rat Rattus lutreolus.
Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site, Australia
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Among other things, Chevron is expected to prepare plans for the protection, management and monitoring of protected animals at the project site, including the spectacled hare-wallaby, burrowing bettong and golden bandicoot.
Environmental Approval Given for Gorgon Project
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These tours provide many visitors with their first sight of native species such as the potoroos; their larger cousins, the pademelons and the brush-tailed bettongs or woylies; and the pointy-nosed bandicoots.
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The long-nosed potoroo (Potorous tridactylus) is widespread on Tasmania, whereas the Tasmanian bettong (Bettongia gaimardi) is restricted to dry sclerophyll forest in eastern Tasmania, and the little pygmy possum (Cercartetus lepidus) prefers dry sclerophyll forest as well.
Tasmanian temperate forests
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Karl Vernes' current interest is in a small rufous bettong colony that lives in the New England region of northern NSW.
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Tragically though, sanctuaries like this are becoming the only place to see creatures such as bilbies, bettongs and bandicoots.
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However, rufous hare-wallaby Lagorchestes hirsutus (R), burrowing bettong Bettongia lesueur (R) and common brush-tail possum Trichosurus vulpecula have been eradicated in the past 80 years although reintroduction is being considered.
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Australia
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A related species, the burrowing bettong, will scavenge sheep carcasses.
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Varieties of these give rise to further names, such as bettong or potoroo, but even among Australians these are hardly household words.
VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol IX No 3
