The woylie or brush-tailed bettong (Bettongia penicillata) is a small, critically endangered mammal native to forests and shrubland of Australia. A member of the rat-kangaroo family (Potoroidae), it moves by hopping and is active at night, digging for fungi to eat. It is also a marsupial and carries its young in a pouch.

The woylie or brush-tailed bettong (Bettongia penicillata) is an extremely rare, small marsupial, belonging to the genus Bettongia, that is endemic to Australia. There are two subspecies: B. p. ogilbyi, and the now extinct B. p. penicillata.

The Brush-tailed Bettong (Woylie) is a species of Bettong which has been exterminated from almost all its historical range over the last 150 years. Remnant populations have crashed in the last two decades.

2018年12月3日 · ‘What’s a woylie?’ you might ask. Well, here are some interesting facts about woylies: 1. A woylie is a small marsupial, endemic to Australia. This means they’re only found in this country and nowhere else in the world. They’re also known as the brush-tailed bettong (bettongia penicillata) or brush-tailed rat kangaroo.

Woylies are small macropods with black crests on their tails that help distinguish them from burrowing bettongs (boodies). The woylie also has a lighter build and longer face than the boodie.

2023年6月8日 · Have you ever wondered what a T-Rex might look like if it was small and had fur? Well, wonder no more. Let me introduce you to the woylie! Woylie is the Nyoongar name for the brush-tailed bettong.

2021年2月1日 · The woylie is a small nocturnal marsupial about 36cm in body length (its tail adds another 30cm) and weighing around 1.8kg. It is also known as the brush-tailed bettong or brush-tailed rat-kangaroo. The woylie was once abundant across southern Australia. Today their total population is estimated at 10,000-20,000 animals.

Woylies are a small, nocturnal, kangaroo-like marsupial with a long tail with a black brushy tip to it. The tail is prehensile meaning they can use it like an extra limb to pick up and carry objects like grass and branches to help build their nests. They are very good diggers using their strong claws to dig up fungi and roots.

The Woylie is a petite marsupial, roughly the size of a rabbit. It sports a silky grey-brown coat with a distinctive brush-like tail that is darker towards the tip. Its large, expressive eyes and long, pointed ears give it an endearing appearance, perfectly adapted to its nocturnal lifestyle.

Woylies are small, brush-tailed marsupials that were once the most widely-distributed of all the Bettongs, occurring across much of the mainland. Woylies rapidly declined after European settlement and were restricted to four areas in south-west WA by the 1960s.