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The Eastern Bettong (''Bettongia gaimardi''), also known as the '''Tasmanian Bettong''', is a Bettong that lives exclusively on the Australian island of Tasmania Rose, R. (1997). '' Metabolic rate and thermal conductance in a mycophagous marsupial, Bettongia gaimardi ''. The World Wide Web Journal of Biology 2: 2-7.. It is a Nocturnal Animal that feeds mostly on underground Fungi . It occurs at altitudes between sea-level and 1000 m. (The highest point on Tasmania is at 1617 m.) Like other bettongs, the Tasmanian Bettong breeds throughout the year. There is almost always a young in its pouch. REFERENCES |
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