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Bennet's wallaby, aka red-necked wallaby

Macropus rufogriseus

Description:

They looks like a small kangaroo. Its in a wildlife sanctuary but free to room around.

1 Species ID Suggestions

lori.tas
lori.tas 12 years ago
Bennet's wallaby, aka red-necked wallaby
Macropus rufogriseus Red-necked Wallaby


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5 Comments

lori.tas
lori.tas 12 years ago

Yeah, I always see the females with their joeys in their pouches and think how unfair it is that they are so much smaller than the males, and that they are ones who have to carry junior around for six months or more. I have a spotting of a male here: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/315...

I'll look for a photo of a female to post.

Gina9210
Gina9210 12 years ago

Wow, thank for the info lori.tas. This guys are small that means the female are smaller.

lori.tas
lori.tas 12 years ago

No problem, Gina. This the most common marsupial visitor to our place - pretty much nightly. They are easily distinguished from other wallabies by their lovely sable brown noises and paw. The males are about twice the size of the females, and your photos appear to both contain boys.

Gina9210
Gina9210 12 years ago

Thank you lori.tas.

Gina9210
Spotted by
Gina9210

Killarney, Ireland

Spotted on Aug 26, 2011
Submitted on Aug 26, 2011

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