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It was previously called the Aru Islands wallaby. Before that, it was called the "philander" ("friend of man"), which is the name it bears in the second volume of Cornelis de Bruijn's Travels, originally published in 1711. The Latin name of this species is called after De Bruijn. [7] [8]
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 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 ...
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.
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 ...
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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]
Macleay's dorcopsis (Dorcopsulus macleayi), also known as the Papuan dorcopsis or the Papuan forest wallaby, is a species of marsupial in the family Macropodidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea , where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest.