Red-necked Wallaby Macropus rufogriseus
(aka Bennett's Wallaby)
The Red-necked Wallaby is distributed in eastern and south-eastern Australia. The nominate sub-species is restricted to Tasmania and is known as Bennett's Wallaby.
Red-necked Wallaby Macropus rufogriseus - Introduced
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List of extinct animals of Britain
Biota of the Isle of Man ...
: Also known as the red-necked wallaby. Like kangaroos, the Bennett's wallaby has hind limbs that are markedly larger and stronger than the forelimbs and their tails are long, thick and used as an aid for balancing.
It is smaller and more colourful than the more common Red-necked Wallaby, with rust-red patches on the shoulders, arms and upper legs and prominent white cheek- and hip-stripes.
The larger wallabies, or brush-kangaroos, such as the red-necked wallaby (M. ruficollis) constitute a group of smallersized species; while the smaller wallabies, such as the filander (M. muelleri) and M. thetidis, constitute yet another section.
 See also: Wallaby, Kangaroo, Red Kangaroo, Wallaroo, Echidna
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