last observed ca. 1900 at Lake Alexandrina, South Australia
21" burrowing eucalyptus scrub marsupial omnivore endemic to southeast Australia
disappeared after introduction of rabbit and fox, often caught in rabbit traps
References:
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old World QL707.H37 1945 p.54
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