PotorooBy George Hanford

Mrs. Cottrell

Appearance

Short ears Small paws Upper body brown Pale underbody

Habitat

Lives in damp grasslands , wet forests , heath (type of low grass/ bush) covered areas

South Eastern Queensland New South Wales

Food and Hunting

Eats fungi , tubers (fleshy plant that grows underground) , Insects

Omnivore digs up food through use of strong

Nesting Behaviors and Raising Young

Small Babies Babies born in pouch Mother able to become pregnant at

anytime Only gives birth in spring

Interesting Facts

Potoroos sometimes called rat kangaroo Help forests by spreading fungi spores

through dung (Poop) nocturnal

Resources

Searchasaurus Australian Fauna. Com Farm 5.Static.Flicker.Com www.arkive.org Biosnaps.Gaiaresources.Com.AU Wikipeadia