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Common wallaroo

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Infraclass
  
Marsupialia

Family
  
Macropodidae

Scientific name
  
Macropus robustus

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Diprotodontia

Genus
  
Macropus

Higher classification
  
Macropus

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Similar
  
Macropus, Agile wallaby, Whiptail wallaby, Antilopine kangaroo, Western grey kangaroo

The common wallaroo (Macropus robustus) or wallaroo, also known as euro or hill wallaroo is a species of macropod. The word euro is particularly applied to one subspecies (M. r. erubescens).

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The eastern wallaroo is mostly nocturnal and solitary, and is one of the more common macropods. It makes a loud hissing noise and some subspecies are sexually dimorphic, like most wallaroos.

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Subspecies

There are four subspecies of the wallaroo:

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  • Eastern wallaroo (M. r. robustus) – Found in eastern Australia, males of this subspecies have dark fur, almost resembling the black wallaroo (Macropus bernardus). Females are lighter, being almost sandy in colour.
  • Euro (M. r. erubescens) – Found on covering most of its remaining range, this subspecies is variable, but mostly brownish in colour.
  • M. r. isabellinus – This subspecies is restricted to Barrow Island in Western Australia, and is comparatively small. It is uniformly reddish brown.
  • M. r. woodwardi – This subspecies is found in the Kimberley region of Western Australia and in a band running through Northern Territory. It is the palest subspecies and is a dull brown-grey colour.

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    The eastern wallaroo (Macropus robustus robustus)—which is grey in colour—occupies the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range and the euro (Macropus robustus erubescens)—rufous in colour—occupies land westward.

    Status

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    The eastern wallaroo as a species is not considered to be threatened, but the Barrow Island subspecies (M. r. isabellinus) is classified as vulnerable.

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    References

    Common wallaroo Wikipedia
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