Barrow Island Wallaroo
Osphranter robustus isabellinus
Australia's Threatened Species Category
Vulnerable
Listed since: 15/08/2017
IUCN's Threatened Species Category
Least Concern
Listed since: 15/06/2015
Population trend: Stable
Other names: Barrow Island Euro
Priority Species? No
The Australian government's Threatened Species Action Plan 2022-2032 selected over 100 priority species derive from consultation with threatened species experts and the wider community. While all species are important, focusing on a limited number of species can help target effort and resources so that outcomes can be achieved, measured and shared.
Description
Barrow Island Euro is a stocky, dark-backed wallaroo and is known only from Barrow Island, off the Pilbara coast of Western Australia. The Barrow Island Euro is found along coastal fringes where the low cliffs provide shade and was found to favour areas that had been recently burnt. It is likely to eat mainly grasses, herbs and forbs.
Threats
The main identified threats to the Barrow Island Euro include road fatalities, fire, habitat degradation associated with development of petroleum infrastructure on Barrow Island, inbreeding depression, accidental feral animal release and stochastic events leading to the extinction of small isolated population.