The northern bettong (Bettongia tropica) is a small, endangered, gerbil-like mammal native to forests in northeast Australia.

The northern bettong is restricted to some areas of mixed open Eucalyptus woodlands and Allocasuarina forests bordering rainforests in far northeastern Queensland, Australia.

[6] It spends the day in a well concealed nest constructed beneath a tree, within a clump of grass or in other litter collected at ground level.

These are dug from beneath the soil at the bases of trees, and work to date suggests substantial nightly movements are often required to detect this irregularly-distributed food source.

The northern bettong appears to breed all year round, and like other relatives of the kangaroos, the joey is carried in a pouch until it is old enough to follow the mother as a 'young-at-foot'.