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Common Name: Red Necked Wallaby.
Scientific Name: Macropus rufogriseus
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Macropodidae
Other Names: Bennetts Wallaby (Tasmania, samller subspecies).
Distribution: Coastal and inland highland sclerophyll forest from Rockhampton to South Australia. Bass strait Islands and Tasmania.
Habitat: Inhabits the interface between forested areas and grasslands.
Field Notes: Medium sized wallaby. Very common, and becoming more so with current land clearing policies leaving areas of forest surrounded by often improved pasture. Crepuscular habits, although may feed on overcast days. Up to 20 kg, Males lareger. White stripe on the upper lip, less distinct than pretty faced wallaby. Grey coat lighter on front. Reddish across the shoulders, making them difficult to see in Angophora forests, which they frequent. Often preyed upon by wild/feral dogs and motor vehicles. Limited sense of smell compared with Kangaroos, but more acute than humans.
Note that although they have a white stripe, it is less distinct than that of the whiptail wallaby.
Scientific Name: Macropus rufogriseus
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Macropodidae
Other Names: Bennetts Wallaby (Tasmania, samller subspecies).
Distribution: Coastal and inland highland sclerophyll forest from Rockhampton to South Australia. Bass strait Islands and Tasmania.
Habitat: Inhabits the interface between forested areas and grasslands.
Field Notes: Medium sized wallaby. Very common, and becoming more so with current land clearing policies leaving areas of forest surrounded by often improved pasture. Crepuscular habits, although may feed on overcast days. Up to 20 kg, Males lareger. White stripe on the upper lip, less distinct than pretty faced wallaby. Grey coat lighter on front. Reddish across the shoulders, making them difficult to see in Angophora forests, which they frequent. Often preyed upon by wild/feral dogs and motor vehicles. Limited sense of smell compared with Kangaroos, but more acute than humans.
Note that although they have a white stripe, it is less distinct than that of the whiptail wallaby.
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