by Ryan Dunn | Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Agile Wallaby Scientific Name: Notamacropus agili Size: TL 1,180–1,700mm, including tail 587–840mm What does it look like? The Agile Wallaby is yellowish-brown above, with pale buff stripe on thigh, and whitish below. Head has rounded snout, indistinct pale brown...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 26, 2020
Common Wallaroo Scientific Name: Osphranter robustus Size: TL 1,550–2,000 mm, including tail 750–900 mm What does it look like? The Common Wallaroo is heavily built (especially males), with shaggy fur and a characteristic hunched stance. Dark grey, yellowish-brown to...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Eastern Grey Kangaroo Scientific Name: Macropus giganteus Size: TL 1,404–2,400mm, including tail 430–1100mm What does it look like? The Eastern Grey Kangaroo is grey to brownish-grey above, paler on face and hindlegs, and paler grey to whitish below. Head with...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Quokka Scientific Name: Setonix brachyurus Size: Total Length 680–850 mm, including tail 245–310 mm What does it look like? The Quokka is uniformly brown, heavily flecked with grey and tinged with reddish-brown. Short, sparsely furred tail (about 60 per cent...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Swamp Wallaby Scientific Name: Wallabia bicolor Size: TL 1,105–1,710mm, including tail 640–862mm What does it look like? The Swamp Wallaby is dark reddish-brown to black above, with pale yellowish-brown cheek-stripe (more prominent in northern individuals), and pale...
