different between potoroo vs bettong

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Wikispecies

Probably from Dharug badaru.

potoroo (plural potoroos)

Any species of the genus Potorous of the rat kangaroo family Potoroidae, endemic to Australia. [from 18th c.]
- 1998, Terence Lindsey, Mammals of Australia, New Holland 2004, p. 41:
  Potoroos resemble bettongs, both in size and lifestyle, but the potoroos have a more tapered head and pointed snout, a less robust build and a shorter tail.

Recorded in English since 1830–40; from the aboriginal language Dharug badang.

bettong (plural bettongs)

Any marsupial of the genus Bettongia, closely related to kangaroos.
Bettongs rather resemble rats, having short noses, short, rounded ears, long hind feet and a naked muzzle tip

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