woylie
brush-tailed bettong
bettongia ogilbyi latin

As a result of these efforts, the woylie population rose to sufficient numbers that it was taken off the threatened species list in 1996.

The woylie rests in its nest during the day and emerges at night to feed.

The woylie has an unusual diet for a mammal.

The woylie once inhabited more than 60% of the Australian mainland but now occurs on less than 1%.

The woylie is able to use its tail, curled around in a prehensile manner, to carry bundles of nesting material.

When it was widespread and abundant, the woylie likely played an important role in the dispersal of fungal spores within desert ecosystems.

Some rare fauna are thought to inhabit the area including the Woylie, Numbat and the Tammar.

The IUCN Red List also revised the woylie as critically endangered.

The "Roadhouse" features animals including Woylie, Brown Kiwi, and Tiger Quoll.

These include the Woylie, Quenda, Black-flanked Rock-wallaby and the Tammar Wallaby.

The woylie (Bettongia penicillata), also known as the brush-tailed bettong, is an extremely rare small marsupial that belongs to the genus Bettongia.

The Tammar Wallaby and Woylie, both of which are threatened species, are known to inhabit the mallee and heath areas of the park.

Major populations of three nationally endangered species exist in the woodlands: the woylie, the red tailed phascogale, and over 50 percent of the total known population of numbat.

The Woylie was also taken off the "IUCN Red List of the World's Threatened Fauna" as "Endangered" and downgraded to "Lower Risk / Conservation Dependent".

The woylie formerly ranged over all of the southwest of Eastern Australia, most of South Australia, the northwest corner of Victoria and across the central portion of New South Wales.

Threatened fauna species include Malleefowl, Emu, Southern hairy-nosed wombat, Western Grey Kangaroo, Red Kangaroo, Numbat, Greater Bilby, Boodie, Woylie and Short-beaked Echidna.

Western Shield's success for having the Woylie de-listed as "Endangered" on the state, national, and international levels is a first for any species in the world to be taken off either the state, national, or international level of 'Threatened Species' due to successful wildlife conservation efforts.

The program has already had significant success: three native mammals in Australia - the woylie, quenda and tammar wallaby - have been removed from the threatened species list, many populations of native animals have recovered or been re-established in their former ranges, and the restoration of ecological processes has begun.

The Woylie was also taken off the list of Australia's threatened fauna - through the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, it was demoted from the "Endangered" Category and is not even on the list any longer as it is not deemed in 'danger of extinction'.

Unfortunately the success story of Western Shield, is no longer, as the Woylie has been quickly added back to WA's list of threatened fauna, due to the sharp declines since 2002, with some places having a 95% decrease in that locality near the Upper Warrer in Manjimup, where the original 'seven fold increase' occurred.

The endangered Brush-tailed Bettong has been introduced to the island.

Other rare animals include the Yellow-bellied Gliders and Brush-tailed Bettong.

The woylie (Bettongia penicillata), also known as the brush-tailed bettong, is an extremely rare small marsupial that belongs to the genus Bettongia.

The park also has a variety of rare and endangered species such as the Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby, Bush Stone-curlew and Brush-tailed Bettong.

Extinct already, or living only in zoos, are the pig-footed bandicoot, the brush-tailed bettong, the rufous hare-wallaby and a dozen other birds and marsupial species that were found nowhere else on earth.

Species reintroduced so far include: Numbat, Greater Bilby, Burrowing Bettong, Brush-tailed Bettong, Bridled Nailtail Wallaby and Greater Stick-nest Rat.

Vertebrates in this building include bilby, cane toad, chuditch, dibbler, ghost bat, green tree frog, Northern quoll, slow loris, spinifex hopping mouse, squirrel glider, water rat, Southern brown bandicoot, ringtail possum, feathertail glider and brush-tailed bettong.