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 platyops Gould 1844 Potorous platyops Gould 1844 , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1844: 103 . Type Locality: Australia , Western Australia , Swan River, L. Walyormouring. Vernacular Names: Broad-faced Potoroo . Synonyms: Potorous morgani Finlayson 1938 . Distribution: Formerly SW Western Australia and Kangaroo Isl, South Australia . Conservation: IUCN – Extinct. Discussion: Probably extinct ( Ride, 1970:199 ); there are no records after 1875.