agile wallaby, sandy wallaby (Macropus agilis) Agile wallaby (Macropus agilis), in Cooktown, Queensland, Australia
Description
English: Agile wallaby (Macropus agilis), in Cooktown, Queensland, Australia
Français : Macropus agilis, espèce de kangourou, Australie
Date 14 March 2007
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/67156567@N00/420911735/
Author magpie p au
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Agile_wallaby.jpg
The agile wallaby (Macropus agilis) also known as the sandy wallaby, is a species of wallaby found in northern Australia and New Guinea. It is the most common wallaby in Australia's north. The agile wallaby is a sandy colour becoming paler below. It is sometimes solitary and at other times sociable and grazes on grasses and other plants. The agile wallaby is not considered threatened. Order: Diprotodontia, Family: Macropodidae, Genus: Macropus, Species: Macropus agilis (Gould, 1842).