Agile wallaby
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Agile wallaby
| Agile wallaby[1] | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Macropodidae |
| Genus: | Macropus |
| Species: | M. agilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Macropus agilis (Gould, 1842) |
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| Agile wallaby range | |
The agile wallaby (Macropus agilis) also known as the sandy wallaby, is a species of wallaby found in northern Australia and New Guinea. It is the most common wallaby in Australia's north.[3]
The agile wallaby, as its alternative name implies, is a sandy colour becoming paler below. It is a sociable animal and grazes on grasses and other plants.[3]
There are four subspecies of the Agile Wallaby:
- M. a. agilis - the nominate subspecies is found in Northern Territory;
- M. a. jardinii - this subspecies is found on the northern and eastern coasts of Queensland;
- M. a. nigrescens - found in the Kimberley and Arnhem Land regions of Western Australia;
- M. a. papuanus - found in southern and southeastern Papua New Guinea and some neighbouring islands.[4]
The agile wallaby is not considered threatened.[2]
References
- ^ Groves, C. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. eds. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 63. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.
- ^ a b Aplin, K., Dickman, C., Salas, L., Woinarski, J. & Winter, J. (2008). Macropus agilis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 December 2008. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- ^ a b Menkhorst, Peter (2001). A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia. Oxford University Press. p. 110.
- ^ Merchant, J.C. (1983). Agile Wallaby in The Complete Book of Australian Mammals (ed. Ronald Strahan). Angus & Robertson. p. 242.
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