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Relatives of the now-extinct Desert Rat-kangaroo include the tiny Musky Rat-kangaroo and the various species of bettong. Bettong species include the Woylie (Brush-tailed bettong), Boodie (Burrowing bettong), Rufous bettong (Rufous rat-kangaroo), Northern bettong, and the now-extinct Southern bettong and Nullarbor Dwarf bettong.

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