Parma Wallaby Fact Sheet

Thick antarctic beech habitat favoured by parma wallabies.

Parma wallaby fact sheet.

A wallaby is a marsupial or pouched animal that is a member of the kangaroo family. Waterfall in moist habitat favoured by parma wallabies. Common name parma wallaby maynes 2008. Grooming another individual rather than self or auto grooming.

Hybrids have been produced in captivity with macropus dorsalis and m. There are around 30 different species of wallaby macropod from the scientific family macropodidae macropodidae means big feet. 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. Timing of breeding maynes 1973.

It is about 0 5 m 1 6 ft in length with a sparsely furred blackish tail about the same length again. Our website provides access to zoo animal plant conservation and veterinary information resources. Parma australian aboriginal word for this species. Parma wallaby macropus parma diet nutrition feeding behavior these pages are part of the san diego zoo global library website.

Parma wallaby macropus parma physical measurements appearance sexual dimorphism key characteristics these pages are part of the san diego zoo global library website. 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 smaller than kangaroos and distributed widely across australia and neighbouring islands. The fur is a reddish or greyish brown above greyer.

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. 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. Wallabies are also widespread in new zealand introduced.

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. Species reported by waterhouse in 1846. Similar to eastern and western grey kangaroos macropus giganteus and m. Our website provides access to zoo animal plant conservation and veterinary information resources.

Whiptail wallaby allo grooming i e. Eugenii close lowry 1990. Wallaby from eora word wollabi used by aboriginal people in sydney region for brush tailed rock wallaby later by. May have a postpartum estrous while carrying a pouch young 45 105 days after birth.

Parma wallabies held as a breeding colony in captivity. Overview of washpool national park from lookout.