Potorous platyops Gould 1844

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Diprotodontia, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 43-70 : 58

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11347157
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scientific name	Potorous platyops Gould 1844
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Potorous platyops Gould 1844 View in CoL

Potorous platyops Gould 1844 View in CoL , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1844: 103.

Type Locality: Australia, Western Australia, Swan River, L. Walyormouring.

Vernacular Names: Broad-faced Potoroo.

Synonyms: Potorous morgani Finlayson 1938 .

Distribution: Formerly SW Western Australia and Kangaroo Isl, South Australia.

Conservation: IUCN – Extinct.

Discussion: Probably extinct ( Ride, 1970:199); there are no records after 1875.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Diprotodontia
SubOrder	Macropodiformes
Family	Potoroidae
Genus	Potorous

Potorous platyops Gould 1844

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005

2005

Potorous platyops

Gould 1844: 103

1844

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