Parma Wallaby Fact Sheet

There are around 30 different species of wallaby macropod from the scientific family macropodidae macropodidae means big feet.

Parma wallaby fact sheet.

Parma wallaby macropus parma diet nutrition feeding behavior these pages are part of the san diego zoo global library website. 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. It is about 0 5 m 1 6 ft in length with a sparsely furred blackish tail about the same length again. Similar to eastern and western grey kangaroos macropus giganteus and m.

Grooming another individual rather than self or auto grooming. Eugenii close lowry 1990. Parma wallabies held as a breeding colony in captivity. 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. Species reported by waterhouse in 1846. 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. Monovular 1 egg released per cycle polyestrous more than 1 estrous cycle year.

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. Wallabies are smaller than kangaroos and distributed widely across australia and neighbouring islands. Overview of washpool national park from lookout. Our website provides access to zoo animal plant conservation and veterinary information resources.

Fuligenosis long estrous cycle about 42 days. Our website provides access to zoo animal plant conservation and veterinary information resources. Parma australian aboriginal word for this species. A wallaby is a marsupial or pouched animal that is a member of the kangaroo family.

Thick antarctic beech habitat favoured by parma wallabies. Hybrids have been produced in captivity with macropus dorsalis and m. Timing of breeding maynes 1973. Wallaby from eora word wollabi used by aboriginal people in sydney region for brush tailed rock wallaby later by.

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. May have a postpartum estrous while carrying a pouch young 45 105 days after birth. Common name parma wallaby maynes 2008. Our website provides access to zoo animal plant conservation and veterinary information resources.

Whiptail wallaby allo grooming i e. Our website provides access to zoo animal plant conservation and veterinary information resources.