agile wallaby, sandy wallaby (Macropus agilis)

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Subject:	agile wallaby, sandy wallaby (Macropus agilis)
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Description
Macropus agilis (orig. Halmaturus agilis)
Date 1863
Source John Gould, F.R.S., Mammals of Australia, Vol. II Plate 19, London, 1863
http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/bioinformatics/mammals/images/Hal_agi2.htm
Author John Gould (1804–1881) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gould
Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/Macropus_agilis_2_Gould.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.

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Scientific Name: Macropus agilis (Gould, 1842) Common Names: Agile Wallaby, Sandy Wallaby

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