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Red Neck Wallaby  -  Macropus rufogriseus

The Red Neck Wallaby has grey fur with reddish shoulders, upper back and back of the neck. Snout and paws are black. There is a pale facial stripe but the pronounced backstripe or white hip stripe of the Black-striped Wallaby is lacking. Common names include Red Neck Wallaby, Brush Wallaby, Red Wallaby, Lives in eucalyptus forest with shrub cover and open grassy areas nearby for grazing. Eats grasses and herbaceous plants. Generally solitary but may graze in groups. Feeds from late afternoon. Male head and body are up to 82 cm long, tail 80 cm long. Female head and body to 77 cm with a 72 cm long tail Breeding takes place all year with a slight peak in summer; there is a 30 day gestation period and the joey lives in the pouch for 9 months, weaned at 12 to 17 months. The range of the Red Neck Wallaby extends from central Queensland to western Victoria and into Tasmania. Tasmanian animals are a different sub-species commonly known as Bennett's Wallaby which has longer, darker fur and brown neck. The mainland sub-species is banksianus, the Tasmanian sub-species is rufogriseus.

Information. ¶  Field Guide to Australian Mammals by Cath Jones and Steve Parrish, Steve Parrish publishing, undated. pg141. ¶  first field guide to australian Mammals by Pat Slater, Steve Parrish publishing, Archerfield, 1997. pg39. ¶  ozwildlife at http://www.ozwildlife.awardspace.com/index.php

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