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Macropus rufogriseus
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species of mammal
OverviewAI-generated
*Macropus rufogriseus* is a species of mammal belonging to the family Macropodidae. It is classified within the order Diprotodontia, class Mammalia, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. Common names for this taxon include Bennett's Wallaby, Red-necked Wallaby, and Brush Kangaroo. The species has a longest observed lifespan of 15.2 years.
This medium-sized wallaby inhabits the temperate and fertile regions of eastern Australia. Biological records for *Macropus rufogriseus* are held by institutions such as UWBM, MSB, UWZM, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, and ASNHC. Occurrence data indicates presence in Australia and the United States, with a total of 1,051 occurrences recorded. The species has been the subject of 13,266 observations on iNaturalist and is referenced by 412 other encyclopedia articles.
Synthesized by Vinony from 28 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, iNaturalist, Gbif Occ, Encyclopedia of Life, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
Red-necked Wallaby
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderDiprotodontia
- FamilyMacropodidae
紅頸袋鼠（学名：Macropus rufogriseus）为袋鼠科大袋鼠属的一种，是一种中等體型的袋鼠，生活在較溫和及肥沃的澳洲東部。
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 368
- With media
- 38
- Family
- Macropodidae
- Collections
- UWBM, MSB, UWZM, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, ASNHC
- Recorded in
- United States, Australia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Image
- Red-necked wallaby442.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- Commons category
- Notamacropus rufogriseus
- taxon name
- Macropus rufogriseus
- Commons gallery
- Macropus rufogriseus
- taxon common name
- walabí de pescuezu roxu
- longest observed lifespan
- 15.2
- short name
- M. rufogriseus
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Encyclopedic overview
The red-necked wallaby or Bennett's wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus) is a medium-sized macropod marsupial (wallaby), common in the more temperate and fertile parts of eastern Australia, including Tasmania. Red-necked wallabies have been introduced to several other countries, including New Zealand, the United Kingdom (in England and Scotland), Ireland, the Isle of Man, France and Germany.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Macropus rufogriseus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.