A woylie is a small marsupial, endemic to Australia [notes from WWF Australia] This means they’re only found in this country and nowhere else in the world. They’re also known as the brush-tailed bettong (bettongia penicillata) or brush-tailed rat kangaroo. They have grey-brown coloured fur that covers their entire body and a furry tail that ends in a dark brown/black tail. While they might be small, these little nocturnal diggers are extremely important for our Australian ecosystem.
and the sandalwood tree...
The importance of the Woylie (Bettongia pencillata or Brush-Tailed Bettong) to assist the spread and natural regeneration of the Western Australian Sandalwood tree, Santalum Spicatum, has been observed and recorded for some time. The effects on the Woylie populations throughout Western Australia with the removal of their habitat and the introduction and spread of predatory animals has been significant. The Woylie is listed as critically endangered with some providences on the verge of extinction. www.wasandalwoodnuts.com.au/js/tiny_mce/...Sandalwooder...Woylie_News.pdf
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Creating a Woylie narrative:
The woylie Wepublish story in a shadow box by the students at Swan view: