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Bennet's wallaby, aka red-necked wallaby

Macropus rufogriseus

Photo by Gina9210
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Field Notes

Description:

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

Species ID Suggestions

Bennet's wallaby, aka red-necked wallaby

Macropus rufogriseus

Comments (5)

Here's a girl: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7132792
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/3151008 I'll look for a photo of a female to post.
Wow, thank for the info lori.tas. This guys are small that means the female are smaller.
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.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2011

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