Zoo Brno a stanice zájmových činností, příspěvková organizace
U Zoologické zahrady 46
635 00 Brno
phone: 546 432 311
fax: 546 210 000
e-mail: zoo@zoobrno.cz
Bettongia penicillata
Length: | body 30–38 cm, tail 29–36 cm |
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Weight: | 1,1–1,6 kg |
Number of Offspring: | 1 |
Gestation Period: | 21 days |
Geographic Range: | southwestern Australia |
Diet: | primarily fungivorous, its food consisting largely of the fruiting bodies of underground fungi, supplemented by bulbs, tubers, seeds, insects and resin, probably from Hakea shrubs |
Behaviour: | solitary except during courtship and mating and when females have young at heel; occupy distinct individual home ranges of about 20 to 40 ha |
Lifespan: | 4–6 years, up to 10 years in human care |
IUCN Status: | CR – Critically Endangered |
Zoo Brno a stanice zájmových činností, příspěvková organizace
U Zoologické zahrady 46
635 00 Brno
phone: 546 432 311
fax: 546 210 000
e-mail: zoo@zoobrno.cz
November–February: 9.00–16.00
March, October: 9.00–17.00
April–September 9.00–18.00
Pavilions and ticket offices are closed one hour before the zoo closing.
Public transport, direction Bystrc,
stop Zoologická zahrada
trams: No. 1, 3, 11
buses: No. 50, 52
trolleybuses: No. 30