Potorous tridactylus (Kerr 1792)

[Didelphis] tridactyla Kerr 1792, in: Linnaeus, Anim. Kingdom, Vol. 1: 198.

Type Locality: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney.

Vernacular Names: Long-nosed Potoroo.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Potorous tridactylus subsp. tridactylus Kerr 1792

Subspecies Potorous tridactylus subsp. apicalis Gould 1851

Distribution: SE Queensland, coastal New South Wales, NE Victoria, SE South Australia, SW Western Australia, Tasmania, and King Isl (Australia).

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable as P. t. tridactylus, otherwise Lower Risk (lc). Endangered on mainland Australia, common in Tasmania.

Discussion: See Kirsch and Calaby (1977:21).