The NSW (New South Wales) National Parks and Wildlife Service just lately shared trail-cam footage of a uncommon marsupial in an Australian nationwide park. The animal, a long-footed potoroo, is in a household referred to as rat kangaroos—and sure, they’re associated to kangaroos.
Of the potoroo species, the long-footed potoroo (Potorous longipes) is “very rare,” as a result of struggles it faces within the wild. It only lives in “a handful of forested areas in northeastern Victoria and southeastern New South Wales.”
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A type of areas is Kosciuszko Nationwide Park. NSW Nationwide Parks and Wildlife Service shared the thrilling discover on social media, writing:
“Fancy seeing you right here! In thrilling information, we’ve noticed a Lengthy-footed Potoroo in #KosciuszkoNationalPark whereas reviewing feral cat monitoring survey pictures. That is solely the second location the critically endangered marsupial has been detected in NSW because the 1990’s. [. . .] One other potential inhabitants is encouraging for the species’ long-term survival, because it reduces the danger of extinction by feral predators, and by pure hazards like bushfires.”
Watch this uncommon marsupial hop round in entrance of a path cam right here:
Header inventory picture of Australia’s Mount Kosciuszko by Ashley Cooper/Getty Photos