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Antilopine Wallaroo
Macropus antilopinus

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Common Name: Antilopine Wallaroo
Scientific Name: Macropus antilopinus
Family: Macropodidae
Colour:

Above, the Antilopine Wallaroo is reddish-tan in colour, while below is more pale. The female forebody may be pale grey or all grey to reddish-tan in colour. Both sexes have black paw tips and hindfeet. The tail-tip is not black. Neither sexes have facial marks.
Form: Antilopine Wallaroos have a thin body-shape and long limbs that are more like those found in kangaroos than wallaroos. Their hair is long and thin.
Distribution: Found across northern coastal Australia from the Kimberlies of Western Australia across the Northern Territory and Arnhem Land to Cape York Peninsula in Queensland.
Habitat: The Antilopine Wallaroo is found in eucalypt woodland with associated grassland, on plains, in broad valleys and on rocky hills.
Nests: It has no nest. They seek shelter under a shady tree or bush during the day in the dry season.
Food: Antilopine Wallaroos feed on grasses and herbs.
Predators: Unknown.
Human Influence: The Antilopine Wallaroo has benefited by human changes to grasslands under cattle grazing. There may be some competition with cattle in grasslands.
Abundance: The Antilopine Wallaroo is abundant across its range.
Features: The Antilopine Wallaroo is crespuscular, coming out to feed after sunset and before dawn and is also nocturnal, feeding at night. They are usually gregarious, occurring in small to large groups. The Agile Wallaby is an alert and nervous macropod.
Measurements:
Male Measurements   Female Measurements  
Male head-body length: 106 cm Female head-body length: 80.5 cm
Male tail length: 81.5 cm Female tail length: 69 cm
Male weight: 37 kg Female weight: 17.5 kg
Breeding:
Oestrus Cycle: polyoestrous Size of Litter: 1
Season: end of the wet season Suckling Period: 400 days
Gestation: 34 days Sexual maturity: 24 months
    Embryo delay: no
 
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