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agile wallaby
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species of mammal
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The agile wallaby, scientifically named *Notamacropus agilis*, is a species within the genus *Notamacropus*. This taxon was originally described by Gould in 1842. It is commonly referred to by the short name *N. agilis*.
The species has a recorded length of 80 and a longest observed lifespan of 16.9. Its current IUCN conservation status is Least Concern, a classification assigned in 2016. Information regarding this organism is available through the Australian Museum.
Synthesized by Vinony from 19 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, Firecrawl, IUCN Red List, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
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Vinony's link graph records 246 inbound references to agile wallaby, and connects out to marsupial, Least Concern and Australia.
Vinony files it under IUCN Red List least concern species, Macropods and Mammals described in 1842.
Vinony links it to 35 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Least Concernvia IUCN
Described at
Agile Wallaby - The Australian Museum
The Agile Wallaby is one of only a few living marsupial species with a fossil record stretching back four million years. The early Agile Wallaby was slightly larger than that of today., The Agile Wallaby is one of only a few living marsupial species with a fossil record stretching back four million years. The early Agile Wallaby was slightly larger than that of today.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Notamacropus
- Image
- Macropus agilis.jpg
- Length
- 80
Show 9 more facts
- taxon name
- Notamacropus agilis
- taxon rank
- species
- taxon author citation
- (Gould, 1842)
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- short name
- N. agilis
- Commons category
- Notamacropus agilis
- longest observed lifespan
- 16.9
- Commons gallery
- Notamacropus agilis
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Encyclopedic overview
The agile wallaby (Notamacropus agilis), also known as the sandy wallaby, is a species of wallaby found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea. It is the most common wallaby in north Australia. 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
Subspecies
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “agile wallaby” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.