NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Agile Wallaby
Notamacropus agilis (Gould, 1842)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Agile Wallaby, East Point Reserve Two image focus stack
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Open encyclopedia reference
The agile wallaby (Notamacropus agilis), also known as the sandy wallaby, is a species of wallaby found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea. It is the most common wallaby in north Australia. The agile wallaby is a sandy colour, becoming paler below. It is sometimes solitary and at other times sociable and grazes on grasses and other plants. The agile wallaby is not considered threatened.
Wikipedia contributors, Agile wallaby; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:59:52.818834+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Notamacropus agilis (Gould, 1842)
- Name authority
- (Gould, 1842)
- Common name
- Agile Wallaby
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Diprotodontia
- Family
- Macropodidae
- Genus
- Notamacropus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassMetatheria Huxley, 1880
- orderDiprotodontia Owen, 1866
- suborderMacropodiformes Ameghino, 1889
- familyMacropodidae Gray, 1821
- subfamilyMacropodinae Gray, 1821
- genusNotamacropus Dawson & Flannery, 1985
- speciesNotamacropus agilis (Gould, 1842)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Notamacropus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Tammar WallabyNotamacropus eugenii (Desmarest, 1817) | MacropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Parma WallabyNotamacropus parma (Waterhouse, 1845) | MacropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Western Brush WallabyNotamacropus irma (Jourdan, 1837) | MacropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Macropus agilis jardinii (De Vis, 1884) (De Vis, 1884) | synonym |
| Macropus agilis nigrescens Lönnber, 1913 Lönnber, 1913 | synonym |
| Macropus agilis papuanus Peters & Doria, 1875 Peters & Doria, 1875 | synonym |
| Macropus agilis agilis (Gould, 1842) (Gould, 1842) | synonym |
| Macropus agilis (Gould, 1842) (Gould, 1842) | synonym |
| Halmaturus agilis Gould, 1842 Gould, 1842 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1255580 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:KQB9B. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.