# Long-footed potoroo (*Potorous longipes*)

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Data as of: 2026-11-11

The long-footed potoroo (Potorous longipes) is a species in the family Potoroidae, order Diprotodontia. Recorded adults weigh 1.74 kg to 1.9 kg and live up to 15.3 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 1.74 kg – 1.9 kg |
| Length | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 15.3 years |
| Diet | Herbivore |
| Longest recorded lifespan | 15.3 years |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded |
| Gestation | 38 days |
| Young per litter or clutch | 1 |
| Age at maturity | 2.2 years |
| Litters or clutches a year | 1.72 |
| Active | At night (nocturnal) |
| Lifestyle | Terrestrial |
| Conservation status | Vulnerable (IUCN) |
| Countries on record | 1 country |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Mammalia
- order: Diprotodontia
- family: Potoroidae
- genus: Potorous
- species: *Potorous longipes* Seebeck & Johnston, 1980

## Countries on record

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Australia

## Common questions

### How big is the long-footed potoroo?

An adult long-footed potoroo weighs 1.74 kg – 1.9 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### Where does the long-footed potoroo live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the long-footed potoroo for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

### Is the long-footed potoroo endangered?

The long-footed potoroo is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

### How long does the long-footed potoroo live?

The long-footed potoroo has a recorded lifespan of 15.3 years.

### How long is the long-footed potoroo pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 38 days.

### What kind of animal is the long-footed potoroo?

The long-footed potoroo (Potorous longipes) belongs to the family Potoroidae in the order Diprotodontia.

## Sources

- [An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1), CC0 1.0, E096-269. Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1
- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1), CC0 1.0, 1.0. Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0, 2026-11-11. Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
- [Wikipedia (English)](https://en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 4.0, 2026-11-11. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).

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