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Rufous Hare Wallaby
Drawn by Martin and Will 4F
Common Name :
Rufous Hare Wallaby
Scientific Name :
Lagorchestes hirsutus
Habitat :
Lives in grasslands on sand plains of islands off the coast of Western Australia.
Diet :
Eats small succulent shrubs, native grasses and seed heads and also some insects.
Size :
Grows to about 650mm and can weigh up to 2kgs.
Danger :
Foxes and large wildfires wiped out this wallaby from the mainland.
There are no foxes on the islands where it now lives.
When scientists tried to release the Rufous Hare Wallaby back onto the mainland the feral cats and foxes chased and caught them.
Researched by :
Martin and Will 4F
Reference:
CD called "Wildinfo Australia"
Windows Version
Australian Endangered, Vulnerable and Extinct Fauna.
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