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Red-necked Wallaby | |
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Family: | Macropodidae |
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Macropods are marsupials belonging to the family Macropodidae, which includes kangaroos, wallabies, tree-kangaroos, pademelons, and several others. Before European settlement, there were about 53 species of Macropods. Six species have since become extinct. Another 11 species have been greatly reduced in numbers.
Wikispecies has information on: Macropodidae. |