, ▁Tas man ian ▁sub species ▁ ▁The ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁red ▁fo x ▁and ▁European ▁rabb it ▁to ▁Australia ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁ext inction ▁of ▁the ▁main land ▁sub species ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁The ▁Tas man ian ▁sub species ▁still ▁exists . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁a ▁small ▁population ▁was ▁re int rodu ced ▁to ▁the ▁main land ▁in ▁Can ber ra . ▁The ▁re int roduction ▁to ▁M ull ig ans ▁Fl at ▁Wood land ▁San ctu ary ▁was ▁successful , ▁and ▁led ▁to ▁further ▁re int rodu ctions ▁using ▁an ▁on - site ▁bre eding ▁program ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁nearby ▁T id bin b illa ▁Nature ▁Reserve ▁and ▁wild ▁eastern ▁bet t ongs ▁trans located ▁from ▁Tas mania . ▁ ▁Diet ▁and ▁behaviour ▁This ▁animal ' s ▁habitat ▁is ▁dry , ▁open ▁eu cal y pt ▁for ests ▁and ▁grass y ▁wood lands ▁at ▁alt itudes ▁between ▁sea ▁level ▁and ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁meters . ▁ ▁A ▁major ▁component ▁of ▁their ▁di et ▁is ▁tr uff les ▁and ▁other ▁under ground ▁fung i , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁roots ▁and ▁tub ers . ▁In sect s ▁and ▁gr ubs ▁are ▁also ▁e aten . ▁It ▁is ▁unique ▁in ▁that ▁it ▁will ▁travel ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 . 5   km ▁from ▁its ▁nest ▁to ▁a ▁feed ing ▁area , ▁a ▁considerable ▁distance ▁for ▁such ▁a ▁small ▁creature . ▁ ▁A ▁no ct urn al ▁animal , ▁the ▁bet