Black-striped Wallaby
Macropus dorsalis
Identification:
Body length 80 cm; tail length 60 cm; weight 12 kg. Black gloves; white face stripe; white thigh stripe; black ‘brush-stroke’ down mid-neck and back.
Habitat and Range:
Eucalypt and acacia forests with a dense understorey, often in areas infested with lantana. Absent from inner Brisbane, rare on western outskirts. Common elsewhere throughout coastal and inland range from Chillagoe, Qld, to northern NSW.
Notes:
Mostly nocturnal. Similar to Red-necked Wallaby.
Threats:
Land clearing.
Traces:
Well defined paths through dense vegetation leading to grazing areas.
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