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Rufous hare-wallaby

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421:, the smallest of the genus, the combined length of the head and body is 310 to 390 millimetres, greater than the tail length of 245 to 300 mm. Their weight range is 800 to 1,600 grams and body form is comparatively light and delicate. The colouration of the pelage is rufous overall, greyer at the upper back and yellowish at the underside and forearm. Some parts of the population, such as those at the Bernier and Dorre island in Shark Bay, have greyer fur at the underside. The sandy colour of the tail terminates in a grey tip. The fur is long and shaggy in appearance. 31: 92: 223: 50: 275:
Although once widespread in the central and western deserts, predation by feral cats and foxes, and destructive wildfires, caused the last wild population on mainland Australia to go extinct in the early 1990s. Despite its extinction in the wild, the mainland subspecies persisted in captivity.
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Four distinct subpopulations of this species have been described as subspecies, especially with regard to their conservation status. Estimates of these island colonies numbers were between 4,300 and 6,700 in 1994; the environmental conditions cause fluctuations in the total number of animals.
437:, the Mala or "hare wallaby people" are important ancestral beings. For tens of thousands of years, the Mala have watched over them from rocks and caves and walls, guiding them on their relationships with people, plants and animals, rules for living and 294:
hummocks. The burrows are tunnel-like structures with a spinifex roof. This provides a cool refuge during the heat of the day. In summer, they are likely to dig deeper burrows to withstand searing desert temperatures.
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were conducted, with the release of 30 individuals into the 9,400 hectare, feral predator-free area.
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Two possible subspecies are found in range restricted to islands near Western Australia.
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is only found at Bernier Island. This name has priority if not distinct from subspecies:
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Animals from both Bernier Island and Dorre Island have recently been translocated to
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Captive stocks of the mainland subspecies are currently being reintroduced in the
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following the complete removal of livestock and feral cats from the landscape.
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Mala prefer spinifex sandplain habitat; the animals build burrows under large
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The fourth is an unnamed subspecies that has been conserved by relocation.
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Factsheet: Uluru – Kata Tjuta National Park Mala Reintroduction Project
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Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference
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The species, which is currently classified as vulnerable, has
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The first European to describe the rufous hare-wallaby was
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Australian Fauna – Rufous Hare Wallaby (includes photo)
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Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
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2868: 2867: 2865: 2863: 2862: 2857: 2851: 2849: 2844: 2842: 2840: 2839:T. stigmatica 2835: 2833: 2831: 2826: 2824: 2822: 2817: 2815: 2813: 2808: 2806: 2804: 2799: 2797: 2795: 2790: 2789: 2787: 2777: 2776: 2771: 2765: 2763: 2762:S. brachyurus 2758: 2757: 2755: 2753: 2752: 2747: 2741: 2739: 2734: 2732: 2730: 2725: 2723: 2721: 2716: 2714: 2712: 2707: 2705: 2703: 2698: 2696: 2694: 2689: 2687: 2685: 2680: 2678: 2676: 2671: 2669: 2667: 2662: 2660: 2658: 2652: 2651:species group 2650: 2646: 2645: 2642: 2640: 2635: 2633: 2631: 2626: 2624: 2622: 2621:P. persephone 2616: 2615:species group 2614: 2610: 2609: 2606: 2604: 2599: 2597: 2595: 2590: 2588: 2586: 2581: 2579: 2577: 2576:P. brachyotis 2571: 2570:species group 2569: 2568:P. brachyotis 2565: 2564: 2562: 2552: 2551: 2546: 2540: 2538: 2533: 2531: 2529: 2524: 2522: 2520: 2515: 2513: 2511: 2506: 2505: 2503: 2501: 2500: 2495: 2489: 2487: 2482: 2480: 2478: 2473: 2472: 2470: 2460: 2459: 2454: 2448: 2446: 2441: 2439: 2437: 2432: 2430: 2428: 2423: 2421: 2419: 2414: 2412: 2410: 2405: 2403: 2401: 2396: 2394: 2392: 2387: 2386: 2384: 2382: 2381: 2376: 2370: 2368: 2363: 2361: 2359: 2354: 2353: 2351: 2349: 2348: 2343: 2337: 2335: 2330: 2328: 2326: 2321: 2320: 2318: 2308: 2307: 2302: 2296: 2294: 2289: 2287: 2285: 2280: 2279: 2277: 2275: 2274: 2269: 2263: 2261: 2256: 2254: 2252: 2247: 2245: 2243: 2238: 2236: 2234: 2229: 2228: 2226: 2224: 2223: 2218: 2212: 2210: 2205: 2203: 2201: 2196: 2194: 2192: 2187: 2185: 2183: 2178: 2176: 2174: 2169: 2167: 2165: 2160: 2158: 2156: 2151: 2149: 2147: 2142: 2140: 2138: 2133: 2131: 2129: 2124: 2122: 2120: 2115: 2113: 2111: 2106: 2104: 2102: 2097: 2096: 2094: 2084: 2083: 2078: 2072: 2070: 2065: 2064: 2062: 2060: 2059: 2054: 2051: 2045: 2037: 2033: 2029: 2025: 2019: 2015: 1997: 1995: 1990: 1989: 1987: 1985: 1984: 1979: 1973: 1971: 1966: 1965: 1963: 1961: 1960: 1955: 1952: 1950: 1946: 1936: 1934: 1929: 1927: 1925: 1920: 1918: 1916: 1911: 1909: 1907: 1902: 1900: 1898: 1897:P. albertisii 1893: 1892: 1890: 1888: 1887: 1886:Pseudochirops 1882: 1876: 1874: 1869: 1867: 1865: 1860: 1858: 1856: 1851: 1849: 1847: 1842: 1840: 1838: 1833: 1831: 1829: 1824: 1822: 1820: 1815: 1813: 1811: 1806: 1805: 1803: 1801: 1800: 1795: 1789: 1787: 1786:P. peregrinus 1782: 1781: 1779: 1777: 1776: 1775:Pseudocheirus 1771: 1765: 1763: 1758: 1757: 1755: 1753: 1752: 1747: 1741: 1739: 1734: 1732: 1730: 1725: 1723: 1721: 1720:P. armillatus 1716: 1715: 1713: 1703: 1702: 1697: 1691: 1689: 1688:H. lemuroides 1684: 1683: 1681: 1679: 1678: 1673: 1670: 1668: 1664: 1654: 1652: 1647: 1645: 1643: 1638: 1636: 1634: 1629: 1627: 1625: 1622:Biak glider ( 1620: 1618: 1616: 1611: 1609: 1607: 1602: 1601: 1599: 1597: 1596: 1591: 1585: 1583: 1578: 1577: 1575: 1573: 1572: 1571:Gymnobelideus 1567: 1561: 1559: 1558:D. trivirgata 1554: 1552: 1550: 1545: 1543: 1541: 1536: 1534: 1532: 1527: 1526: 1524: 1522: 1521: 1516: 1513: 1511: 1507: 1497: 1495: 1490: 1489: 1487: 1485: 1484: 1479: 1476: 1474: 1470: 1460: 1458: 1453: 1451: 1449: 1444: 1442: 1440: 1435: 1433: 1431: 1426: 1425: 1423: 1421: 1420: 1415: 1409: 1407: 1402: 1401: 1399: 1397: 1396: 1391: 1388: 1378: 1374: 1364: 1362: 1357: 1356: 1354: 1352: 1351: 1346: 1340: 1338: 1333: 1331: 1329: 1328:T. johnstonii 1324: 1322: 1320: 1315: 1313: 1311: 1306: 1304: 1302: 1297: 1296: 1294: 1284: 1283: 1278: 1272: 1270: 1269:S. pelegensis 1265: 1263: 1261: 1260:S. celebensis 1256: 1255: 1253: 1251: 1250: 1245: 1239: 1237: 1232: 1230: 1228: 1223: 1221: 1219: 1214: 1212: 1210: 1205: 1203: 1201: 1196: 1195: 1193: 1191: 1190: 1185: 1179: 1177: 1172: 1170: 1168: 1163: 1161: 1159: 1154: 1152: 1150: 1145: 1143: 1141: 1140:P. orientalis 1136: 1134: 1132: 1127: 1125: 1123: 1118: 1116: 1114: 1109: 1107: 1105: 1100: 1098: 1096: 1091: 1089: 1087: 1082: 1080: 1078: 1077:P. carmelitae 1073: 1071: 1069: 1068:P. alexandrae 1066:Gebe cuscus ( 1064: 1063: 1061: 1059: 1058: 1053: 1047: 1045: 1040: 1038: 1036: 1031: 1030: 1028: 1018: 1017: 1012: 1009: 1003: 995: 994:Phalangeridae 991: 987: 983: 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Conservation status
Vulnerable
IUCN 3.1
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Marsupialia
Diprotodontia
Macropodidae
Lagorchestes
Binomial name
Gould

macropod
Australia
Bernier Island
Dorre Island
Western Australia
rufous
nocturnal
spinifex
Tanami Desert
Northern Territory
Newhaven Sanctuary

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