The woylie or brush-tailed bettong (Bettongia penicillata) is an extremely rare, small marsupial, belonging to the genus Bettongia, that is endemic to Australia. There are two subspecies: B. p. ogilbyi, and the now extinct B. p. penicillata.

The woylie or brush-tailed bettong (Bettongia penicillata) is a small, critically endangered mammal native to forests and shrubland of Australia. A member of the rat-kangaroo family ( Potoroidae ), it moves by hopping and is active at night, digging for fungi to eat.

Dec 3, 2018 · A woylie’s diet consists of an array of roots, legume pods, tubers, bulbs, seeds, insects and carrion. But the bulk of their nutrients come from underground fungi - truffles - which they dig out using their strong foreclaws.

The Brush-tailed Bettong (Woylie) is a species of Bettong which has been exterminated from almost all its historical range over the last 150 years. Remnant populations have crashed in the last two decades.

Feb 25, 2025 · The woylie is a small nocturnal marsupial about 36cm in body length (its tail adds another 30cm) and weighing around 1.8kg. It has greyish-brown fur. It has a long fury prehensile tail tipped with a black brush at the end. The woylie uses its tail as an extra limb.

Woylies are small macropods with black crests on their tails that help distinguish them from burrowing bettongs (boodies). The woylie also has a lighter build and longer face than the boodie.

Woylies (Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi) are small marsupials that weigh between 1 and 1.5kg. They are distantly related to kangaroos. They are also known as brush-tailed bettongs because of the distinctive black brush they have at the end of their tail.

Mar 14, 2023 · Woylies are a small, nocturnal, kangaroo-like marsupial with a long tail with a black brushy tip to it. The tail is prehensile meaning they can use it like an extra limb to pick up and carry objects like grass and branches to help build their nests. They are very good diggers using their strong claws to dig up fungi and roots.

It details the woylie’s current distribution, habitat and threats, as well as the recovery objectives and actions necessary to ensure the species’ long-term survival.

The Woylie is a small (31-38cm head-body length), nocturnal marsupial that plays a vital role in the health of Australia’s dry sclerophyll forest ecosystems (Biol 101 – Sclerophyll: simply meaning a woody plant with evergreen leaves – as opposed to deciduous).