How well do you know the local wildlife? You are invited to meet the Wildlife Identification Challenge!

CAN you identify these native animals using the Digital Field Guides?

Which of them is the only living member of the genus Wallabia?

1.photo: Ed Frazer

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photo: Ed Frazer

3.photo: Gordon Grigg

 

Answers

1. Red-necked Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus)
2. Red-necked Pademelon (Thylogale thetis)
3. Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)

The Swamp Wallaby is the only living member of the genus Wallabia.

 

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