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Bennett's Wallaby

Macropus rufogriseus rufogriseus

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Amy Harding
Amy Harding 12 years ago
Wallaby


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Shari_Wildlife
Shari_Wildlife 12 years ago

yes thanks for your help too ! its good to get it solved!

hookgv
hookgv 12 years ago

Ahh, good that the riddle is solved.
Makes you feel good. :~)

Shari_Wildlife
Shari_Wildlife 12 years ago

I visited Tasmania a few years ago and got to see that and i wished i had extra fur to deal with the cold =)

lori.tas
lori.tas 12 years ago

Yes, our wallabies are heavier and more heavily furred than the mainland species, to deal with the cold. The same is true of almost all of our animals - they're fatter and fuzzier. I just got back from Cradle Mountain, I saw a few wallabies, a pademelon, and several wombats, oh, and possums of course. They were trying to raid our cabin for food. We gave them some carrot and cucumber to go away.

Shari_Wildlife
Shari_Wildlife 12 years ago

They seem to have a different subspecies. It just looked very different to the Red-necked wallabies I am used to. The fur is much lighter and longer. This solves the mystery though =) This one I spotted at the bottom of cradle mountain

lori.tas
lori.tas 12 years ago

Bennet's wallaby and red-neck wallaby are just two different names for the same animal: Macropus rufogriseus. The dark brown nose is indicative. It appears to be a young one, probably male. That's just the type of grass that they like to graze on.

Shari_Wildlife
Shari_Wildlife 12 years ago

Thanks Pierre!

The MnMs
The MnMs 12 years ago

I agree.. wallaby :-)

hookgv
hookgv 12 years ago

Could be a redneck wallaby

Shari_Wildlife
Spotted by
Shari_Wildlife

Devonport, Tasmania, Australia

Spotted on Jan 5, 2009
Submitted on Jun 26, 2011

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