Parma Wallaby Fact Sheet

Wallaby from eora word wollabi used by aboriginal people in sydney region for brush tailed rock wallaby later by.

Parma wallaby fact sheet. Geographic distribution of the parma wallaby represented by coverage of 1 250 000 map sheets of australia see www ga gov au for australian maps. Parma wallaby macropus parma population and conservation status threats to survival management actions these pages are part of the san diego zoo global library website. Wallabies are smaller than kangaroos and distributed widely across australia and neighbouring islands. The fur is a reddish or greyish brown above greyer.

Whiptail wallaby allo grooming i e. A wallaby is a marsupial or pouched animal that is a member of the kangaroo family. It is about 0 5 m 1 6 ft in length with a sparsely furred blackish tail about the same length again. Common name parma wallaby maynes 2008.

Eugenii close lowry 1990. Our website provides access to zoo animal plant conservation and veterinary information resources. Hybrids have been produced in captivity with macropus dorsalis and m. Parma wallabies held as a breeding colony in captivity.

May have a postpartum estrous while carrying a pouch young 45 105 days after birth. There are around 30 different species of wallaby macropod from the scientific family macropodidae macropodidae means big feet. Monovular 1 egg released per cycle polyestrous more than 1 estrous cycle year. Parma australian aboriginal word for this species.

Geographic distribution of the whiptail wallaby represented by coverage of 1 250 000 map sheets of australia see www ga gov au for australian maps. Wallabies are also widespread in new zealand introduced. Grooming another individual rather than self or auto grooming. Our website provides access to zoo animal plant conservation and veterinary information resources.

Our website provides access to zoo animal plant conservation and veterinary information resources. The parma wallaby is the smallest member of the genus macropus at between 3 2 and 5 8 kg 7 1 and 12 8 lb less than one tenth the size of the largest surviving member the red kangaroo. Thick antarctic beech habitat favoured by parma wallabies. Parma wallaby macropus parma activity territorial behavior social behavior communication locomotion interspecies interactions these pages are part of the san diego zoo global library website.

Timing of breeding maynes 1973. Parma wallaby macropus parma physical measurements appearance sexual dimorphism key characteristics these pages are part of the san diego zoo global library website. Overview of washpool national park from lookout. Similar to eastern and western grey kangaroos macropus giganteus and m.

Our website provides access to zoo animal plant conservation and veterinary information resources. Parma wallaby macropus parma diet nutrition feeding behavior these pages are part of the san diego zoo global library website.