Bettongia penicillata

Also known as Brush-tailed Bettong, Brush-tailed Rat-kangaroo

Woylies are small, nocturnal marsupials that travel through Australian dry forests using a distinct hopping gait. They use their prehensile tails like flexible bundles to carry nesting materials, building dome-like shelters woven from dry grass and bark. As ecosystem engineers, they spend their nights digging up underground fungi, turning over tons of soil annually and dispersing vital mycorrhizal spores.