The black-striped wallaby (''Notamacropus dorsalis''), also known as the scrub wallaby or eastern brush wallaby, is a medium-sized

wallaby A wallaby () is a small or middle-sized macropod native to Australia and New Guinea, with introduced populations in New Zealand, Hawaii, the United Kingdom and other countries. They belong to the same taxonomic family as kangaroos and som ...

found in Australia, from

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. In New South Wales, it is only found west of the Great Dividing Range. It is decreasing in these areas, but is not classified as threatened as a species yet. The New South Wales population, however, is classified as

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. The black-striped wallaby resembles the mainland Australian subspecies of the

red-necked wallaby 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 ...

, differing in the black line down its back, a white stripe over the hip and more red colouration (extending down the arms and further down the abdomen). It is a shy, nocturnal grazer and is not well-known, owing to its preference for thick scrub, where it may easily be hidden.

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External links

NSW Department of Environment and ConservationNational Parks and Wildlife Threatened Species InformationDepartment of Environment and Energy Species Profile
* Macropods Mammals of New South Wales Mammals of Queensland Marsupials of Australia Mammals described in 1837 Taxa named by John Edward Gray Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Diprotodont-stub