last captive doe in 1938 at Adalaide zoo (caught by fox hounds)
760mm non-burrowing eucalyptus scrub marsupial herbivore endemic to southeast Australia
specimens in London, Melbourne, and Adalaide
disappeared after introduction of fox, also hunted
References:
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old World QL707.H37 1945 p.116
Nilsson, G. The Endangered Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN 0-938-424-09-7 p.213
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.112
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