Common Wallaroo

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Osphranter robustus

Common Wallaroo, a reference photo
Photo: Michael Barritt & Karen May · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The common wallaroo (Osphranter robustus), also known as the euro, hill wallaroo, or simply wallaroo, is a species of macropod (a family of marsupials that also includes kangaroos and wallabies). The word euro is particularly applied to one subspecies (O. r. erubescens).

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Common Wallaroo being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Diprotodontia
Family
Macropodidae
Species
Osphranter robustus

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