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Little bettong

Bettongia haoucharae Newman-Martin, Travouillon & Warburton, 2025

Status not recordedmarsupials

The little bettong (Bettongia haoucharae) is a species in the family Potoroidae, order Diprotodontia.

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Quick facts about the little bettong

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the little bettong live?

Not recorded

Is the little bettong endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the little bettong classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderDiprotodontia
  5. familyPotoroidae
  6. genusBettongia
  7. SpeciesBettongia haoucharae Newman-Martin, Travouillon & Warburton, 2025
Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Tjanparoot
  • Karrpitjiroot
  • Maymirrkaroot
  • Puntikurryuroot
  • Pututjurruroot
  • Tjampanparoot
  • Yurrpulroot

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the little bettong

Other species in the same genus Bettongia.

NT, Near Threatened
Woylie (Bettongia penicillata)

Woylie

Bettongia penicillata

Potoroidae

NT, Near Threatened
Boodie (Bettongia lesueur)

Boodie

Bettongia lesueur

Potoroidae

CompareLittle bettong vs WoylieLittle bettong vs Eastern bettongLittle bettong vs Northern bettongLittle bettong vs Boodie

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the little bettong?

The little bettong (Bettongia haoucharae) belongs to the family Potoroidae in the order Diprotodontia.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Little bettong (Bettongia haoucharae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/little-bettong

MLA

“Little bettong (Bettongia haoucharae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/little-bettong.

BibTeX
@misc{little_bettong_2026,
  title = {Little bettong (Bettongia haoucharae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/little-bettong},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}