**Giamard's Ratkangaroo [Bettong] (Bettonga gaimardi)**

last observed ca. 1920 in New South Wales
390mm burrowing eucalyptus forest marsupial herbivore endemic to southeastern Australia
disappeared after introduction of foxes
References:

Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old World QL707.H37 1945 p.42

Ziswiler, V. Extinct and Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.112

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Causes	Endangerment	Pleistocene Timing	Pleistocene Origin	101 Calendar
Historical Era	Birds Map	Mammals Map	References	358 Calendar

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