as part of an Endangered Animals of the World project
organised by Cannelton Elementary School in Indiana, USA and Primary School De Wadden of Haarlem, Netherlands.
Banded Hare Wallaby
Drawn by Jarryd 5B
Common Name :
Banded Hare Wallaby
Scientific Name :
Lagostrophus fasciatus
Habitat :
Found in dense acacia heath on Bernier and Dorre Islands off Western Australia.
Diet :
Eats a variety of native grasses and shrubs.
Size :
800mm in total length but the tail is 330mm of the length. It weighs 2-3kgs.
Danger :
The introduction of sheep and feral animals caused the Banded Hare Wallaby to disappear from the mainland by 1906.
Researched by :
Jarryd 5B
Reference:
CD called "Wildinfo Australia"
Windows Version
Australian Endangered, Vulnerable and Extinct Fauna.
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