Common wallaroo - Quiz
  • 1. Which subspecies of the common wallaroo is classified as vulnerable?
A) Eastern wallaroo
B) Western wallaroo
C) Northern wallaroo
D) Barrow Island subspecies
  • 2. In what year was the common wallaroo moved to the genus Osphranter?
A) 2020
B) 1970
C) 2019
D) 1870
  • 3. Which organization accepted the genus change for the wallaroo in 2020?
A) Australian Museum
B) Australian Faunal Directory
C) Royal Zoological Society
D) Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  • 4. Wallaroo FC, founded in 1870, was a club for which sport?
A) Australian rules football
B) Soccer
C) Cricket
D) Rugby union
  • 5. In what year was the Australian national women's rugby union team named 'The Wallaroos'?
A) 1970
B) 1870
C) 2019
D) 1994
  • 6. Who drew the 1770 kangaroo sketches identified as an eastern wallaroo?
A) Sydney Parkinson
B) Joseph Banks
C) George Stubbs
D) James Cook
  • 7. Who conducted the 1970 study that identified the 1770 kangaroo sketches as an eastern wallaroo?
A) Sydney Parkinson
B) James Cook
C) George Stubbs
D) Geoffrey Sharman
  • 8. What is the scientific name of the eastern wallaroo?
A) O. r. robustus
B) O. r. isabellinus
C) Macropus robustus
D) Osphranter isabellinus
  • 9. What is the scientific name of the Barrow Island wallaroo?
A) O. r. isabellinus
B) Osphranter robustus
C) O. r. robustus
D) Macropus isabellinus
  • 10. The oil painting 'The Kongouro from New Holland' was created by which artist?
A) Geoffrey Sharman
B) Sydney Parkinson
C) George Stubbs
D) James Cook
  • 11. What ship did Captain James Cook and Joseph Banks travel on when the sketches were made?
A) HMS Beagle
B) HMS Resolution
C) HMS Endeavour
D) HMS Discovery
  • 12. Which genus were wallaroos moved from in 2019?
A) Wallabia
B) Petrogale
C) Macropus
D) Osphranter
  • 13. What is another name for the common wallaroo?
A) Tree-kangaroo
B) Red kangaroo
C) Euro
D) Pademelon
  • 14. To which family do wallaroos belong?
A) Dasyuridae
B) Macropod
C) Peramelidae
D) Phalangeridae
  • 15. How many subspecies of common wallaroo are there?
A) Six
B) Eight
C) Four
D) Two
  • 16. What type of noise can the eastern wallaroo make?
A) Howling
B) Hissing
C) Chirping
D) Barking
  • 17. What does sexually dimorphic mean in the context of wallaroos?
A) They live in the mountains
B) They are nocturnal
C) They are solitary
D) Males and females look different
  • 18. What color is the male eastern wallaroo?
A) Reddish-brown
B) Dark grey
C) Sandy
D) Pale brown-grey
  • 19. What is the Kimberley wallaroo called by the Kunwinjku people?
A) Ganduki
B) Wallaar
C) Ngabudj
D) Galkibard
  • 20. How long is the gestation period of a wallaroo?
A) 10 to 15 days
B) One year
C) 50 to 60 days
D) 30 to 38 days
  • 21. What is the process that allows a wallaroo to pause embryo development?
A) Delayed fertilization
B) Hibernation
C) Aestivation
D) Embryonic diapause
  • 22. At what age are male wallaroos usually fully developed?
A) 18 to 20 months
B) 3 years
C) 6 to 9 months
D) 12 months
  • 23. Which wallaroo subspecies is the palest?
A) Barrow Island wallaroo
B) Eastern wallaroo
C) Western wallaroo
D) Kimberley wallaroo
  • 24. What term describes the mating system where males have multiple partners?
A) Monogamous
B) Polyandrous
C) Polygynous
D) Promiscuous
  • 25. At what age do young joeys start to leave the pouch?
A) Around two months
B) Around six months
C) Around one year
D) Around eighteen months
  • 26. Where does the eastern wallaroo occupy?
A) The Kimberley region
B) Western Australia
C) Barrow Island
D) Eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range
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