Bettongia ogilbyi

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1841)

Woylie

Formerly Bettongia penicillata, Brush-tailed Bettong. Also as Brush-tailed Rat-kangaroo.
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Location:Canada, ONT, Toronto ZooDate taken:Jan 21, 2013

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Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Diprotodontia
Suborder : Phalangerida
Superfamily : Macropodoidea
Family : Potoroidae
Subfamily : Bettongiinae
Genus : Bettongia

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Waterhouse, G.R. 1841-08. The Naturalist's Library. Mammalia. Vol. XI. Marsupialia or Pouched Animals. W. H. Lizars, Edinburgh, 323 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18064785

Original name as described

Hypsiprymnus Ogilbyi

Other common names

Brush-tailed Rat-kangaroo · Brush-tailed Bettong

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1841.1144

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/11ddcd15-6ab0-41dd-a253-c259d0232495 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/58756191-243a-4603-88d9-bd4cc6cd2537

Type locality

York, Swan River, Western Australia, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

split from B. penicillata; includes all extant populations previously placed in B. penicillata

Taxonomy notes citation

Newman-Martin, J., Travouillon, K.J., Warburton, N., Barham, M. and Blyth, A.J. 2025. A taxonomic revision of the Bettongia penicillata (Diprotodontia: Potoroidae) species complex and description of the subfossil species Bettongia haoucharae sp. nov. Zootaxa 5690(1):1-69. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5690.1.1

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006988

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 8 names and synonyms.

Hypsiprymnus Ogilbyi

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1841)

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

ogilbyi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1841.1144

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/11ddcd15-6ab0-41dd-a253-c259d0232495 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/58756191-243a-4603-88d9-bd4cc6cd2537

Authority page

185

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18064785

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

  1. Murray (1866:364, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580360) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  2. Sclater (1872:122, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17037899) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61617)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  4. Jackson & Groves (2015:137) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Bettongia penicillata francisca

H. H. Finlayson, 1957

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

francisca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SAMA M5484

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

552

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:137) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi

Mittermeier & D. E. Wilson, 2015

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

ogilbyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

626

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:626) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Bettongia ogilbyi odontoploica

Newman-Martin, Travouillon, & N. Warburton in Newman-Martin, Travouillon, N. Warburton, Barham, & A. J. Blyth, 2025

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

odontoploica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

WAM M17383

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

45

Authority publication

Zootaxa

Name usages

Newman-Martin, Travouillon, Warburton, Barham & Blyth (2025:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/70165)

Bettongia ogilbyi sylvatica

Newman-Martin, Travouillon, & N. Warburton in Newman-Martin, Travouillon, N. Warburton, Barham, & A. J. Blyth, 2025

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

sylvatica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

WAM M20

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

48

Authority publication

Zootaxa

Name usages

Newman-Martin, Travouillon, Warburton, Barham & Blyth (2025:48) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/70165)

Bettongia ogilbyi

Newman-Martin, Travouillon, N. Warburton, Barham, & A. J. Blyth, 2025

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

ogilbyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

25

Authority publication

Zootaxa

Name usages

Newman-Martin, Travouillon, Warburton, Barham & Blyth (2025:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/70165)

Bettongia ogilbyi ogilbyi

Newman-Martin, Travouillon, N. Warburton, Barham, & A. J. Blyth, 2025

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

ogilbyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

26

Authority publication

Zootaxa

Name usages

Newman-Martin, Travouillon, Warburton, Barham & Blyth (2025:26) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/70165)

Bettongia ogilbyi francisca

Newman-Martin, Travouillon, N. Warburton, Barham, & A. J. Blyth, 2025

Family

Potoroidae

Root name

francisca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

43

Authority publication

Zootaxa

Name usages

Newman-Martin, Travouillon, Warburton, Barham & Blyth (2025:43) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/70165)

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