Kangaroos, Wallabies
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Kangaroos and Wallabies
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Goodfellow's Tree-kangaroo
(Dendrolagus goodfellowi)
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Goodfellow's Tree-kangaroos have short, woolly chestnut brown fur, with pale belly. Their neck, cheeks, and feet are yellow. The face is greyish-brown, with a double golden stripe running down their back. Tree-kangaroos have long, strong... Read more >
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Agile Wallaby
(Macropus agilis)
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The Agile Wallaby is a medium sized wallaby. Light sandy brown with paler underneath. Has pale cheek stripe and light stripe on thigh. The edges of ears are black. They live in small social groups and can often seen feeding out in the open in late... Read more >
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Common Wallaroo
(Macropus robustus)
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The Common Wallaroo is a large dark grey or reddish kangaroo with coarse fur and a black nose. The males are much larger than females.. Read more >
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Eastern Grey Kangaroo
(Macropus giganteus)
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The Eastern Grey Kangaroo has uniform woolly grey-brown fur, slightly darker on shoulders and mid back. The tail is tipped with black Spends most of the day resting under a shady tree, only moving out to feed from dusk to dawn. Read more >
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Parma Wallaby
(Macropus parma)
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The Parma Wallaby has greyish brown back with white throat and chest. The conservation status of this wallaby is listed as "near threatened". They are highly susceptible to predation by foxes. Read more >
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Red Kangaroo
(Macropus rufus)
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The Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus), is the largest living marsupial. It is able to go without drinking as long as green grass is available, and it adapts well to drought. In some areas both males and females are red, although sometimes the female is... Read more >
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Red-necked Wallaby
(Macropus rufogriseus)
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The Red-necked Wallaby has grey fur with reddish shoulders and upper back. There is a weak face stripe. Similar to Black-striped Wallaby, but does not have the pronounced back stripe or white hip-stripe of that species. Read more >
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Tammar Wallaby
(Macropus eugenii)
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The Tammar Wallaby is grey brown above with reddish sides and legs. The conservation status of this wallaby is listed as "near threatened". Presently only found in a few sites of mainland Western Australia and Kangaroo Island in South Australia. Read more >
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Western Grey Kangaroo
(Macropus fuliginosus)
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The Western Grey Kangaroo is greyish-brown to reddish-brown in colour. Their muzzles have finer hairs than most other kangaroo species. Dark brown face, often with a line of white outlining the lower face. Eastern greys are lighter overall with a... Read more >
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Whiptail Wallaby
(Macropus parryi)
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The Whiptail Wallaby is light grey or brownish grey, with white underneath. Dark brown forehead, with white stripe on face. Read more >
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Black-footed Rock-wallaby
(Petrogale lateralis)
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The Black-footed Rock-wallaby is reddish brown above with paler underside. The fur is thick and feet are dark. It has a distinct white cheek stripe. Tail is dark is brown with brush at end. Read more >
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Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby
(Petrogale penicillata)
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The Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby is brownish above, with reddish tint towards the rear. It has white cheek stripe and pale grey side stripe. Tail has brush at end. Read more >
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Unadorned Rock-wallaby
(Petrogale inornata)
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The Unadorned Rock-wallaby is brownish grey above and paler underneath. Weak face stripe below eye. Dark tip at end of tail. Read more >
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Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby
(Petrogale xanthopus)
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The Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby is grey above and white underneath. Has reddish patches on legs and white side stripe. The tail is barred - no other Wallaby has this kind of markings on the tail. Read more >
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Quokka
(Setonix brachyurus)
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The Quokka is a small wallaby about the size of a domestic cat. Grey-brown above. Fur is long and coarse. Very short ears. Read more >
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Red-legged Pademelon
(Thylogale stigmatica)
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The Red-legged Pademelon is a small brown wallaby with rust-red legs and face Read more >
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Red-necked Pademelon
(Thylogale thetis)
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The Red-necked Pademelon (pronounced "paddy melon") is a small wallaby. It is brownish-grey above and pale underneath. The neck and shoulders are reddish in colour. Read more >
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Tasmanian Pademelon
(Thylogale billardierii)
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The Tasmanian Pademelon is a small wallaby. It is dark brown or grey-brown above, and lighter red-brown colour underneath. The fur is dense and long. Read more >
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Swamp Wallaby
(Wallabia bicolor)
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The Swamp Wallaby is very dark in colour with reddish orange belly. It has a dark, almost black face. The fur is coarse. A form found on South Stradbroke Island is lighter in colour. Read more >
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