Parma Wallaby Fact Sheet

The fur is a reddish or greyish brown above greyer.

Parma wallaby fact sheet.

May have a postpartum estrous while carrying a pouch young 45 105 days after birth. It is about 0 5 m 1 6 ft in length with a sparsely furred blackish tail about the same length again. Species reported by waterhouse in 1846. 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. Parma wallaby macropus parma diet nutrition feeding behavior these pages are part of the san diego zoo global library website. 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.

Overview of washpool national park from lookout. Whiptail wallaby allo grooming i e. 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.

Eugenii close lowry 1990. Parma wallabies held as a breeding colony in captivity. Our website provides access to zoo animal plant conservation and veterinary information resources. Monovular 1 egg released per cycle polyestrous more than 1 estrous cycle year.

Waterfall in moist 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. Common name parma wallaby maynes 2008. Our website provides access to zoo animal plant conservation and veterinary information resources.

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. Fuligenosis long estrous cycle about 42 days. Our website provides access to zoo animal plant conservation and veterinary information resources. Wallaby from eora word wollabi used by aboriginal people in sydney region for brush tailed rock wallaby later by.

A wallaby is a marsupial or pouched animal that is a member of the kangaroo family. Parma wallaby macropus parma physical measurements appearance sexual dimorphism key characteristics these pages are part of the san diego zoo global library website. Similar to eastern and western grey kangaroos macropus giganteus and m. There are around 30 different species of wallaby macropod from the scientific family macropodidae macropodidae means big feet.

Parma australian aboriginal word for this species. Timing of breeding maynes 1973.