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Red-necked Wallaby (male)
Macropus rufogriseus
-29.5859, 152.776
Field Notes
Description:
Small macropod, marsupial, soft grey grizzled fur darker on top, lighter to white underneath, tail darker at tip blending towards body lighter, reddish fur over rump and behind neck, paws,muzzle, ear tips/edges black, white face sripe on each cheek from muzzle to below ear, strong hind legs & tail, smaller fore limbs, grass & herb eater.
Differs from the similar Black Striped Wallaby in being slightly larger & not having a black stripe down the back.
Habitat:
Grasslands & forests of eastern Australia, the species varies slightly throughout regions in colour shade & size. This male in north east NSW eucalypt woodland in my garden.
Notes:
Posted this image of my old friend in a very relaxed pose. He's now taking enrolments for meditation & yoga classes. Having arrived at my door of his own accord & with tattered ears, covered in ticks, barely able to move & in an emaciated state, this old bloke stayed close by, recovered and now brings his lady friend to visit with a new joey (she has a completely rounded crooked tail!)
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