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Whiptail Wallaby

Educational resources on Whiptail Wallaby

Whiptail Wallaby or Macropus parryi is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . IUCN Profile of the Whiptail Wallaby

Academic web links for the Whiptail Wallaby.


ADW: Macropus parryi: Information
More commonly known as pretty-faced or whiptail wallaby, Macropus parryi is identified by its distinct white cheeks and long tail. In fact, the tail of this creature often equals or
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Macropus_parryi.html

Social System
Social System . Whiptail Wallaby . The whiptail wallaby population of an area is composed of mobs of 30 to 50 individuals. The mob has a home range, but not all of the individuals
www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2007/Brewer/3%20social%20system.htm

Habitat
The whiptail wallaby and the red-necked wallaby are both listed as primary grazers (Hume 1999). M. parryi includes primarily monocot parts in its diet nearby creeks.
www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2007/Brewer/2%20habitat.htm

ADW: whippy.jpg
Whiptail wallaby (Macropus parryi), captive.
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/resources/lynda_staker/whippy.jpg/view.html

References
..."Social Ethology of the Whiptail Wallaby, Macropus Parryi, in Northeastern New South Wales." Animal Behaviour 22 (1974): 281-369. McEvoy, J. Red-Necked Wallaby in Queensland.
www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2007/Brewer/6%20References.htm

ADW: Staker, Lynda
...agile wallaby Macropus agilis: agile wallaby Macropus agilis: agile wallaby Macropus agilis : agile wallaby Macropus agilis: whiptail wallaby Macropus parryi
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/resources/lynda_staker

ADW: Macropus parryi: Pictures
...whiptail wallaby Macropus parryi: whiptail wallaby Macropus parryi whiptail wallaby Macropus parryi
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/pictures/Macropus_parryi.html

ADW: Macropus: Classification
... Macropus parryi (whiptail wallaby)
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Macropus.html

ADW: Diprotodontia: Pictures
...whiptail wallaby Macropus parryi : whiptail wallaby Macropus parryi whiptail wallaby Macropus parryi: red-necked wallaby Macropus rufogriseus: red-necked wallaby
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/pictures/Diprotodontia_0045.html

CiteSeerX — Citation Query Social Ethology of the Whiptail Wallaby
CiteSeerX - Scientific documents that cite the following paper: Social Ethology of the Whiptail Wallaby
citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/showciting?cid=3017972





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