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The common wallaroo (''Macropus robustus'') or wallaroo, also known as euro or hill wallaroo〔 is a species of macropod. The word euro is particularly applied to one subspecies (''M. r. erubescens'').〔WE Poole and JC Merchant (1987): ''Reproduction in Captive Wallaroos - the Eastern Wallaroo, Macropus-Robustus-Robustus, the Euro, Macropus-Robustus-Erubescens and the Antilopine Wallaroo, Macropus-Antilopinus.'' Australian Wildlife Research 14(3) 225 - 242. (online link )〕 The eastern wallaroo is mostly nocturnal and solitary, and is one of the more common macropods. It makes a loud hissing noise and some subspecies are sexually dimorphic, like most wallaroos. == Subspecies == There are four subspecies of the wallaroo: *Eastern wallaroo (''M. r. robustus'')〔 – Found in eastern Australia, males of this subspecies have dark fur, almost resembling the black wallaroo (''Macropus bernardus''). Females are lighter, being almost sandy in colour.〔 *Euro (''M. r. erubescens'') – 〔TF Clancy and DB Croft (1992): ''Population dynamics of the common wallaroo (''Macropus robustus erubescens'') in arid New South Wales''. Wildlife Research 19(1) 1 - 15. (online link )〕 Found on covering most of its remaining range, this subspecies is variable, but mostly brownish in colour.〔 *''M. r. isabellinus'' – This subspecies is restricted to Barrow Island in Western Australia, and is comparatively small. It is uniformly reddish brown.〔 *''M. r. woodwardi'' – This subspecies is found in the Kimberley region of Western Australia and in a band running through Northern Territory. It is the palest subspecies and is a dull brown-grey colour.〔 The eastern wallaroo (''Macropus robustus robustus'')—which is grey in colour—occupies the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range and the euro (''Macropus robustus erubescens'')—rufous in colour—occupies land westward. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「common wallaroo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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