Wallaroo
Macropus robustus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderDiprotodontia (Kangaroos, Possums, Wombats, and Allies)
- FamilyMacropodidae (Kangaroos, Wallabies and Allies)
- GenusMacropus (Grey Kangaroos)
- SpeciesMacropus robustus (Wallaroo)
Closest Relatives at Blue Mountains National Park
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Macropus giganteus
Parma Wallaby
Macropus parma
Swamp Wallaby
Wallabia bicolor
Red-necked Wallaby
Notamacropus rufogriseus
Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby
Petrogale penicillata
Common Wombat
Vombatus ursinus
Common Brushtail
Trichosurus vulpecula
Common Ringtail Possum
Pseudocheirus peregrinus
Greater Glider
Petauroides volans
Koala
Phascolarctos cinereus
Sugar Glider
Petaurus breviceps
Eastern Pygmy Possum
Cercartetus nanus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Wallaroo in Blue Mountains National Park?
About 15% of visitor-days record a Wallaroo sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 51 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wallaroo in Blue Mountains National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Wallaroo in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.