Species Potorous tridactylus (Kerr, 1792)
Long-nosed Potoroo
Generic Combinations
- Potorous tridactylus (Kerr, 1792).
Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement
- Iredale, T. & Troughton, E. le G. 1934. A check-list of the mammals recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 6: i-xii 1-122 [38]
- Calaby, J. & Richardson, B.J. 1988. Mammalia. In Walton, D.W. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 5. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 5 x, 274 pp. [Date published 13-Apr-88]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
King Is., Furneaux Group, Bass Strait, SE Qld.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Flinders (FLI), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), King (KIN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, coastal, crepuscular, nocturnal, open forest, open heath, predator, root-feeder, sedentary, solitary, tall open forest, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Found in thick ground cover.
General References
Bennett, A.F. 1993. Microhabitat use by the long-nosed potoroo, Potorous tridactylus and other small mammals in remnant forest vegetation of south-western Victoria. Wildlife Research 20: 267-285
Bennett, A.F. & Baxter, B.J. 1989. Diet of the long-nosed potoroo, Potorous tridactylus (Marsupialia: Potoroidae), in south-western Victoria. Australian Wildlife Research 16: 263-271
Bryant, S.L. 1989. Growth, development and breeding pattern of the long-nosed potoroo, Potorous tridactylus (Kerr, 1792) in Tasmania. pp. 449-456 in Grigg, G., Jarman, P. & Hume, I. (eds). Kangaroos, Wallabies and Rat-Kangaroos. Sydney : Australian Mammal Society and Surrey Beatty 835 pp.
Bryant, S.L. & Rose, R.W. 1986. Growth and role of the corpus luteum throughout delayed gestation in the potoroo, Potorous tridactylus. Journal of Reproduction and Fertility 76: 409-414
Claridge, A.W., Cunningham, R.B. & Tanton, M.T. 1993. Foraging patterns of the long-nosed potoroo (Potorous tridactylus) for hypogeal fungi in mixed-species and regrowth eucalypt forest stands in southeastern Australia. Forest Ecology and Management 61: 75-90
Claridge, A.W., Tanton, M.T. & Cunningham, R.B. 1993. Hypogeal fungi in the diet of the long-nosed potoroo (Potorous tridactylus) in mixed-species and regrowth eucalypt forest stands in south-eastern Australia. Wildlife Research 20: 321-337
Claridge, A.W. & Cork, S.J. 1994. Nutritional value of hypogeal fungal sporocarps for the long-nosed potoroo (Potorous tridactylus), a forest dwelling mycophagus marsupial. Australian Journal of Zoology 42: 701-710
Claridge, A.W. & May, T.W. 1994. Mycophagy among Australian mammals. Australian Journal of Ecology 19: 251-275
Crowley, H.M., Woodward, D.R. & Rose, R.W. 1988. Changes in milk composition during lactation in the potoroo, Potorous tridactylus (Marsupialia: Potoroidae). Australian Journal of Biological Sciences 41: 289-296
Frankham, G.J., Handasyde, K.A. & Eldridge, M.D.B. 2012. Novel insights into the phylogenetic relationships of the endangered marsupial genus Potorous. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 64: 592–602
Frappell, P.B. & Rose, R.W. 1986. A radiographic study of the gastrointestinal tract of Potorous tridactylus, with a suggestion as to the role of the foregut and hindgut in potoroine marsupials. Australian Journal of Zoology 34: 463-471
Gemmell, R.T., Cepon, G. & Barnes, A. 1987. The development of thermoregulation in the rat kangaroo, Potorous tridactylus. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A 88: 257-261
Guiler, E.R. 1958. Observations on a population of small marsupials in Tasmania. Journal of Mammalogy 39: 44-58
Guiler, E.R. 1960. The breeding season of Potorous tridactylus (Kerr). Australian Journal of Science 23: 126-127
Guiler, E.R. 1960. The pouch young of the potoroo. Journal of Mammalogy 41: 441-451
Guiler, E.R. 1971. Food of the potoroo (Marsupialia, Macropodidae). Journal of Mammalogy 52: 232-234
Heinsohn, G.E. 1968. Habitat requirements and reproductive potential of the macropod marsupial Potorous tridactylus in Tasmania. Mammalia 32: 30-34
Hughes, R.L. 1962. Reproduction in the macropod marsupial Potorous tridactylus (Kerr). Australian Journal of Zoology 10: 193-224
Hughes, R.L. 1964. Sexual development and spermatozoon morphology in the male macropod marsupial Potorous tridactylus (Kerr). Australian Journal of Zoology 2: 42-51
Johnson, S.D. & Buchmann, O.L.K.A. 1993. First record of the concurrent presence of sibling pouch young in free-living potoroo (Potorous tridactylus). Mammalia 57: 441-444
Johnston, P.G. 1995. Long-nosed Potoroo Potorous tridactylus. pp. 301-302 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
Johnston, P.G. & Sharman, G.B. 1976. Studies on populations of Potorous Desmarest (Marsupialia) I. Morphological variation. Australian Journal of Zoology 24: 573-588
Johnston, P.G. & Sharman, G.B. 1977. Studies on populations of Potorous Desmarest (Marsupialia) II. Electrophoretic, chromosomal and breeding studies. Australian Journal of Zoology 25: 733-747
Kitchener, D.J. 1973. Notes on home range and movements in two small macropods, the potoroo (Potorous apicalis) and the quokka (Setonix brachyurus). Mammalia 37: 23-40
Lindenmayer, D.B. 1994. Northern range limits of the long nosed Potoroo, Potorous tridactylus. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 35: 1994
Lindenmayer, D.B. & Viggers, K.L. 1994. Northern range limits of the long-nosed potoroo, Potorous tridactylus. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 35: 180
Mason, R.J. 1997. Habitat use and population size of the long-nosed potoroo, Potorous tridactylus (Marsupialia: Potoridae) in a coastal reserve, north-eastern New South Wales. Australian Mammalogy 20: 35-42
Pearson, J. 1946. The affinities of the rat-kangaroos (Marsupialia) as revealed by a comparative study of the female urogenital system. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1945: 13-25
Seebeck, J.H. 1981. Potorous tridactylus (Kerr) (Marsupialia: Macropodidae): its distribution, status and habitat preferences in Victoria. Australian Wildlife Research 8: 285-306
Seebeck, J.H. 1992. Breeding, growth and development of captive Potorous longipes (Marsupialia: Potoroidae): and a comparison with P. tridactylus. Australian Mammalogy 15: 37-45
Seebeck, J.H., Bennett, A.F. & Scotts, D.J. 1989. Ecology of the Potoroida – A review. pp. 67-88 in Grigg, G., Jarman, P. & Hume, I. (eds). Kangaroos, Wallabies and Rat-Kangaroos. Sydney : Australian Mammal Society and Surrey Beatty 835 pp.
Sinclair, E.A. & Westerman, M. 1997. Phylogenetic relationships within the genus Potorous (Marsupialia: Potoroidae) based on allozyme electrophoresis and sequence analysis of the cytochrome b gene. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 4: 147-161
Smolenski, A.J. & Rose, R.W. 1988. Comparative lactation in two species of rat-kangaroo (Marsupialia). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A 90: 459-463
Tory, M.K., May, T.W., Keane, P.J. & Bennett, A.F. 1997. Mycophagy in small mammals: A comparison of the occurrence and diversity of hypogeal fungi in the diet of the long-nosed potoroo Potorous tridactylus and the bush rat Rattus fuscipes from southwestern Victoria, Australia. Australian Journal of Ecology 22: 460-470
Ullmann, S.L. & Brown, R. 1983. Further observations on the potoroo (Potorous tridactylus) in captivity. Laboratory Animals 17: 133-137
Wallis, I.R., Green, B. & Newgrain, K. 1997. Seasonal field energetics and water fluxes of the long-nosed potoroo (Potorous tridacylus) in southern Victoria. Australian Journal of Zoology 45: 1-11
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Long-nosed Potoroo)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 29-Oct-2010 | 29-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |