Western Brush Wallaby
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| Macropus irma (Jourdan, 1837) |
The Western Brush Wallaby (Macropus irma), also known as the Black-gloved Wallaby, is a species of wallaby found in southwestern Western Australia. It is listed as near threatened by the IUCN, and the main threat towards it seems to be predation by the introduced Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes).[3]
The Western Brush Wallaby is a deep grey colour with distinctive white colouring around the face, arms and legs (although it does have black gloves as its alternative common name implies). It is an unusually diurnal macropod that grazes on grass and other plants.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 65. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group (1996). Macropus irma. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 30 December 2006.
- ^ a b Menkhorst, Peter (2001). A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia. Oxford University Press, 112.
[edit] External links
- Department of Environment and Heritage Species Profiles
- Dietary preferences of the Black-gloved Wallaby and the Western Grey Kangaroo in Whiteman Park, Perth, WA
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