last observed ca. 1860 in Darling/Namoi River valleys
prairie non-burrowing marsupial omnnivore endemic to southeast Australia
disappeared after devegetation for cropping
References:
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old World QL707.H37 1945 p.47
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.112
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