The Gilbert's potoroo (Potorous gilbertii), sometimes called the "rat-kangaroo", is a critically endangered species of potoroo which lives in small groups or colonies. It has long hind feet and front feet with curved claws which it uses for digging food. Its body has large amounts of fur which helps with insulation, and its fur ranges between brown and grey; the color fading on its belly. This potoroo has a long, thin snout curving downward that it uses to smell its surroundings; this trait is common in all potoroo species. Its eyes appear to bulge out of its face and look as though they are on an angle and its ears are almost invisible, buried under thick fur. Male and female body types are very similar and are both within the same size range. Adult females range in size from 708–1205 g (
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| - The Gilbert's potoroo (Potorous gilbertii), sometimes called the "rat-kangaroo", is a critically endangered species of potoroo which lives in small groups or colonies. It has long hind feet and front feet with curved claws which it uses for digging food. Its body has large amounts of fur which helps with insulation, and its fur ranges between brown and grey; the color fading on its belly. This potoroo has a long, thin snout curving downward that it uses to smell its surroundings; this trait is common in all potoroo species. Its eyes appear to bulge out of its face and look as though they are on an angle and its ears are almost invisible, buried under thick fur. Male and female body types are very similar and are both within the same size range. Adult females range in size from 708–1205 g (
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| - once widespread throughout south-west Australia, including the areas around King George Sound and near the Margaret River, but now is found only on the Mount Gardner headland at Two Two People's Bay.
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| - The Gilbert's potoroo (Potorous gilbertii), sometimes called the "rat-kangaroo", is a critically endangered species of potoroo which lives in small groups or colonies. It has long hind feet and front feet with curved claws which it uses for digging food. Its body has large amounts of fur which helps with insulation, and its fur ranges between brown and grey; the color fading on its belly. This potoroo has a long, thin snout curving downward that it uses to smell its surroundings; this trait is common in all potoroo species. Its eyes appear to bulge out of its face and look as though they are on an angle and its ears are almost invisible, buried under thick fur. Male and female body types are very similar and are both within the same size range. Adult females range in size from 708–1205 g (including pouch young where present). Adult males range in size from 845–1200 g. The current estimated population is a sparse seventy individuals. It was thought to be extinct until its rediscovery in 1994. Gilbert's potoroo is Australia's most endangered marsupial. The only population is found in Two People's Bay National Park in Western Australia.
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