Bettongia tropica Wakefield 1967

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 : 57

Bettongia tropica Wakefield 1967

Bettongia tropica Wakefield 1967 , Victorian Nat., 84: 15.

Type Locality: Australia, Queensland, Mt. Spurgeon.

Vernacular Names: Northern Bettong.

Distribution: E Queensland: Windsor and Carbine Tablelands, Lamb Range, and Paluma.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA and IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: Sharman et al. (1980) believed that tropica is not a distinct species but rather that it barely differs from B. penicillata . However, it differs in several reproductive parameters (Smith, 1998), and is now always treated as a distinct species. Its distribution, habitat parameters and phylogeography are given by Pope et al. (2000).