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Rendering of the related spectacled hare-wallaby. According to Aboriginal knowledge, the Lake Mackay hare-wallaby was covered in soft, long, grey fur and had especially long fur covering the tops of its feet. It had a short, thick tail and hopped like a kangaroo. The Lake Mackay hare-wallaby was comparable in size to a boodie or rabbit. [6]
The seven species of dorcopsises or forest wallabies (genera Dorcopsis (four species, with a fifth as yet undescribed) and Dorcopsulus (two species)) are all native to the island of New Guinea. One of the brush wallaby species, the dwarf wallaby ( Notamacropus dorcopsulus ), also native to New Guinea, is the smallest known wallaby species and ...
Calaby's pademelon (Thylogale calabyi), also known as the alpine wallaby, is a species of marsupial in the family Macropodidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea . It is threatened by habitat loss and hunting.
The black-flanked rock-wallaby (Petrogale lateralis), also known as the black-footed rock-wallaby or warru, is a species of wallaby, one of several rock-wallabies in the genus Petrogale. A shy, nocturnal herbivore , its two main subspecies are found in mostly isolated populations across western and southern Western Australia (WA), the Northern ...
The species, which is currently classified as vulnerable, [2] has rufous-grey fur and is the smallest hare-wallaby, weighing just 800-1,600 grams. [5] It is a solitary nocturnal herbivore that feeds on herbs, leaves and seeds. Mala prefer spinifex sandplain habitat; the animals build burrows under large spinifex hummocks. The burrows are tunnel ...
The yellow-footed rock-wallaby was originally known and described from specimens from South Australia. The species was subsequently discovered in New South Wales (and Queensland) where it was first recorded in 1964 [16] [17] in the Coturaundee Ranges, now part of Mutawintji National Park. [18]
The spectacled hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes conspicillatus) is a species of macropod found in Australia and New Guinea. In Australia, a small sub-population is found on Barrow Island , while the mainland type is widespread, though in decline, across northern regions of the country.
The swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor) is a small macropod marsupial of eastern Australia. [3] This wallaby is also commonly known as the black wallaby , with other names including black-tailed wallaby , fern wallaby , black pademelon , stinker (in Queensland ), and black stinker (in New South Wales ) on account of its characteristic swampy odour.