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Northern long-nosed potoroo, Potorous tridactylus tridactylus (Kerr, 1792) – Vulnerable species listing

01 Nov 2024

The NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee, established under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (the Act), has made a Final Determination to list the northern long-nosed potoroo, Potorous tridactylus tridactylus (Kerr, 1792) as a Vulnerable species in Part 3 of Schedule 1 of the Act and, as a consequence, to omit the listing of:

  1. Potorous tridactylus (Kerr, 1792), long-nosed potoroo in Part 3 Division 1 of Schedule 1 (Vulnerable species) of the Act; and

  2. The Cobaki Lakes and Tweed Heads West population of the long-nosed potoroo, Potorous tridactylus (Kerr, 1792) in the Tweed local government area in Part 2 of Schedule 1 (Endangered populations) of the Act.

NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee final determination

Northern long-nosed potoroo, Potorous tridactylus tridactylus (Kerr, 1792) – Vulnerable species listing

Publication date: 1 November 2024

Final Determination Potorous tridactylus tridactylus Long-nosed potoroo (Northern) (PDF 317KB)

This species was reassessed under the Common Assessment Method in September 2024. The final determination made in 2004 was superseded.

Medium sized mammal with long nose looking left

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