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Potoroo vs Bettong - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between potoroo and bettong

is that potoroo is any species of the genus Potorous of rat kangaroos, endemic to Australia while bettong is any marsupial of the genus Bettongia, closely related to kangaroos.

potoroo

English

(wikipedia potoroo) (Potorous)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any species of the genus Potorous of rat kangaroos, endemic to Australia.

    • bettong

    English

    (wikipedia bettong)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any marsupial of the genus Bettongia, closely related to kangaroos.
    • ''Bettongs rather resemble rats, having short noses, short, rounded ears, long hind feet and a naked muzzle tip

    Derived terms

    * brush tailed bettong * burrowing bettong * northern bettong * rufous bettong * Tasmanian bettong

    See also

    * boodie * potoroo * rat-kangaroo * woylie