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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 ...
A marsupial lion skeleton in the Naracoorte Caves, South Australia. The term Australian megafauna refers to the megafauna in Australia [1] during the Pleistocene Epoch.Most of these species became extinct during the latter half of the Pleistocene, and the roles of human and climatic factors in their extinction are contested.
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]
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 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 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 chances of a wallaby being spotted in North Carolina are low, but they’re not zero. On Monday, the animal was spotted by Belmont resident Bryan Southers, who tweeted a video of the sighting.
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]