Diets of Black-stripped wallabies in New South Wales

Abstract

In both the wet and dry extremes of its remnant range in northern New South Wales, the black-striped wallaby, Macropus dorsalis, eats predominantly monocotyledonous plants, selecting leaves and, in some seasons, seedheads. The wallabies eat a wide range of monocot species, taking these from the habitat in which they shelter in the daytime as well as from that in which they forage at night. This study suggests that reserves for the conservation of the species need to include nocturnal foraging as well as diurnal sheltering habitats.