Order Diprotodontia Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 43 70 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Potorous tridactylus (Kerr 1792) [Didelphis] tridactyla Kerr 1792 , in: Linnaeus, Anim. Kingdom, Vol. 1: 198 . Type Locality: Australia , New South Wales , Sydney. Vernacular Names: Long-nosed Potoroo . Subspecies: : Subspecies Potorous tridactylus subsp. tridactylus Kerr 1792 Subspecies Potorous tridactylus subsp. apicalis Gould 1851 Distribution: SE Queensland , coastal New South Wales , NE Victoria , SE South Australia , SW Western Australia , Tasmania , and King Isl ( Australia ). Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable as P. t. tridactylus , otherwise Lower Risk (lc). Endangered on mainland Australia , common in Tasmania . Discussion: See Kirsch and Calaby (1977:21) .