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Request for ID assistance - Macropod Mickey Mouse and Mazda

To: "'Moorhead Family'" <>, "'John Harris'" <>, <>, "'Simon Mustoe'" <>, "'Nikolas Haass'" <>
Subject: Request for ID assistance - Macropod Mickey Mouse and Mazda
From: "Greg Little" <>
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:14:10 +1000
Bill

The nose (Rhinarium) on the animal in the photos is bare, like a dogs,
indicating a Euro. The nose on a Grey is haired.

Greg

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 On Behalf Of Moorhead Family
Sent: Thursday, 29 July 2010 9:01 PM
To: John Harris; ; Simon Mustoe; Nikolas Haass
Subject: Request for ID assistance - Macropod Mickey Mouse
and Mazda

Hi Nikolas,

Simon's animal is clearly Eastern Grey Kangaroo in my opinion.
Remember that EGK females are about half the weight of males and can appear 
almost wallaby like (even when they have a joey!)
Suggested alternatives can be ruled out I suggest because:
Agile Wallaby always has distinct facial markings and almost always has a 
sandy/orangish tone to it's fur...pinkish internal ears and so on.
Common Wallaroo always seems to have a spectacled look with pale crescent 
around the eyes...this is always very obvious in my opinion; the fur is 
thicker; they are extremely unlikely to graze on a lawn (most habit rocky 
areas); are a generally shy so unlikely to pose like Simon's animal. They 
also have an almost squarish jaw line I reckon. Despite being highly 
variable in colour, I don't remember ever seeing an almost totally grey one.
Rock wallabies...well they look nothing like that...the only possible 
candidate is Unadorned which has a dark tail, obvious facial markings and so

on.
Anyway, it looks like an EGK to me...happy to be corrected though.

Cheers,
Bill



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