Rufous rat-kangaroo

Weight

2.82 kg – 3.25 kgsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

8 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Herbivoresrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

12.8 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

Not recorded

Gestation

22.9 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

1.02src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

11.1 months – 12.5 monthssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

3src for Litters or clutches a year

Active

At night (nocturnal)src for Active

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

1 countrysrc for Countries on record

The rufous rat-kangaroo is listed for 1 country.

The same countries as a list

1. Australia

Why a country list is not a range map

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

The rufous rat-kangaroo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderDiprotodontia
5. familyPotoroidae
6. genusAepyprymnus
7. SpeciesAepyprymnus rufescens (Gray, 1837)

Synonyms Bettongia rufescens

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

NT, Near Threatened

Woylie

Bettongia penicillata

Potoroidae

EX, Extinct

Desert rat-kangaroo

Caloprymnus campestris

Potoroidae

NT, Near Threatened

Eastern bettong

Bettongia gaimardi

Potoroidae

CR, Critically Endangered

Gilbert's potoroo

Potorous gilbertii

Potoroidae

VU, Vulnerable

L

Long-footed potoroo

Potorous longipes

PotoroidaeNo free photo yet

EN, Endangered

Northern bettong

Bettongia tropica

Potoroidae

CompareRufous rat-kangaroo vs WoylieRufous rat-kangaroo vs Desert rat-kangarooRufous rat-kangaroo vs Eastern bettongRufous rat-kangaroo vs Gilbert's potoroo

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  title = {Rufous rat-kangaroo (Aepyprymnus rufescens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rufous-rat-kangaroo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}