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Species Notamacropus dorsalis (Gray, 1837)

Black-striped Wallaby

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Ecological Descriptors

Closed forest, folivore, gregarious, nocturnal, open forest, subtropical, terrestrial.

Extra Ecological Information

Found in areas of thick understorey.

 

General References

Dawson, T.J., Tierney, P.J. & Ellis, B.A. 1992. The diet of the bridled nailtail wallaby (Onychogalea fraenata). II. Overlap in dietary niche breadth and plant preferences with the black-striped wallaby (Macropus dorsalis) and domestic cattle. Wildlife Research 19: 79-87

Ellis, B.A., Tierney, P.J. & Dawson, T.J. 1992. The diet of the bridled nailtail wallaby (Onychogalea fraenata). I. Site and seasonal influences and dietary overlap with the black-striped wallaby (Macropus dorsalis) and domestic cattle. Wildlife Research 19: 65-78

Evans, M. 1996. Home ranges and movement schedules of sympatric bridled nailtail and black striped wallabies. Wildlife Research 23: 547-556

Heathcote, C.F. 1989. Social behaviour of the black-striped wallaby Macropus dorsalis, in captivity. pp. 625-628 in Grigg, G., Jarman, P. & Hume, I. (eds). Kangaroos, Wallabies and Rat-Kangaroos. Sydney : Australian Mammal Society and Surrey Beatty 835 pp.

Hoolihan, D.W. & Goldizen, A.W. 1998. The grouping dynamics of the black-striped wallaby. Wildlife Research 25: 467-474

Jarman, P.J. 1994. The eating of seedheads by species of Macropodidae. Australian Mammalogy 17: 51-63

Jarman, P.J., Phillips, C.M. & Rabbidge, J.J. 1991. Diets of black-striped wallabies in New South Wales. Wildlife Research 18: 403-412

Johnson, P. 2008. Black-striped Wallaby Macropus dorsalis. pp. 329–330 in van Dyck, S. & Strahan, R. The Mammals of Australia. Third Edition. Sydney : Reed New Holland 887 pp.

Johnson, P.M. & Delean, S. 2002. Development and age estimation of the pouch young of the black-striped wallaby Macropus dorsalis with notes on reproduction. Australian Mammalogy 24: 193-198

Kirkpatrick, T.H. 1995. Black-striped Wallaby Macropus dorsalis. pp. 327-328 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.

Warburton, B. & Sadlier, R.M.F. 1990. Black-striped wallaby Macropus dorsalis (Gray, 1837). 57 in King, C.M. (ed.). The Handbook of New Zealand Mammals. Auckland : Oxford University Press.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
04-Feb-2023 MACROPODIDAE 02-Aug-2024 MODIFIED
29-Nov-2016 MACROPODIDAE 14-Nov-2016 MODIFIED
29-Nov-2016 05-Nov-2010 MOVED
29-Oct-2010 29-Oct-2010 MOVED
12-Feb-2010 (import)