A wallaby () is a small or middle-sized macropod native to

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and

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, with introduced populations in

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, the

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and other countries. They belong to the same

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family as

kangaroo Kangaroos are four marsupials from the family Macropodidae (macropods, meaning "large foot"). In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, the red kangaroo, as well as the antilopine kangaroo, eastern gre ...

s and sometimes the same

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, but kangaroos are specifically categorised into the four largest species of the family. The term "wallaby" is an informal designation generally used for any macropod that is smaller than a kangaroo or a

wallaroo Wallaroo is a common name for several species of moderately large macropods, intermediate in size between the kangaroos and the wallabies. The word "wallaroo" is from the Dharug ''walaru'', and not a portmanteau of the words "kangaroo" and "wal ...

that has not been designated otherwise. There are nine species (eight extant and one

extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...

) of the brush wallaby (genus ''Notamacropus''). Their head and body length is and the tail is long. The 19 known species of rock-wallabies (genus ''Petrogale'') live among rocks, usually near water; two species in this genus are endangered. The two living species of hare-wallabies (genus ''

Lagorchestes ''Lagorchestes'' is a genus of small, rabbit-like mammals commonly known as hare-wallabies. It includes four species native to Australia and New Guinea, two of which are extinct. Hare-wallabies belong to the macropod family (Macropodidae) which i ...

''; two other species in this genus are extinct) are small animals that have the movements and some of the habits of

hare Hares and jackrabbits are mammals belonging to the genus ''Lepus''. They are herbivores, and live solitarily or in pairs. They nest in slight depressions called forms, and their young are able to fend for themselves shortly after birth. The ge ...

s. The three species (two extant and one extinct) of nail-tail wallabies (genus ''Onychogalea'') have one notable feature: a horny spur at the tip of the tail; its function is unknown. The seven species of

pademelon Pademelons are small, furry, hopping mammals in the genus ''Thylogale'', found in Australia and New Guinea. They are some of the smallest members of the macropod family (Macropodidae), which includes the similar-looking but larger kangaroos an ...

s or scrub wallabies (genus ''Thylogale'') of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and Tasmania are small and stocky, with short hind limbs and pointed noses. The

swamp wallaby The swamp wallaby (''Wallabia bicolor'') is a small macropod marsupial of eastern Australia. This wallaby is also commonly known as the black wallaby, with other names including black-tailed wallaby, fern wallaby, black pademelon, stinker (in Qu ...

(genus ''Wallabia'') is the only species in its genus. Another wallaby that is monotypic is the

quokka The quokka (''Setonix brachyurus'', ) is a small macropod about the size of a domestic cat. It is the only member of the genus ''Setonix''. Like other marsupials in the macropod family (such as kangaroos and wallabies), the quokka is herbivo ...

or short-tailed scrub wallaby (genus ''Setonix''); this species is now restricted to two offshore islands of Western Australia which are free of introduced predators. The seven species of dorcopsises or forest wallabies (genera ''

Dorcopsis The dorcopsises are the marsupials of the genera ''Dorcopsis'' and ''Dorcopsulus''. They are found in the tropical forests of New Guinea and Southeast Indonesia. They are placed in the subfamily Macropodinae, along with other Australasian mar ...

'' (four species, with a fifth as yet undescribed) and ''

Dorcopsulus ''Dorcopsulus'' is a genus of small marsupials in the family Macropodidae, known as forest wallabies. They are native to dry forests of New Guinea. Species The genus contains the following species: * Macleay's dorcopsis (''Dorcopsulus maclea ...

'' (two species)) are all native to the island of New Guinea. One of the brush wallaby species, the

dwarf wallaby ''Dorcopsulus'' is a genus of small marsupials in the family Macropodidae, known as forest wallabies. They are native to dry forests of New Guinea. Species The genus contains the following species: * Macleay's dorcopsis (''Dorcopsulus maclea ...

(''Notamacropus dorcopsulus''), also native to New Guinea, is the smallest known wallaby species and one of the smallest known macropods. Its length is about from the nose to the end of the tail, and it weighs about . Wallabies are hunted for meat and fur.

Etymology and terminology

The name ''wallaby'' comes from

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''walabi'' or ''waliba''. Another early name for the wallaby, in use from at least 1802, was the ''brush-kangaroo''. Young wallabies are referred to as "

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s", like many other

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s. Adult male wallabies are referred to as "bucks", "boomers", or "jacks". Adult female wallabies are referred to as "does", "flyers", or "jills". A group of wallabies is called a "mob", "court", or "troupe". Scrub-dwelling and forest-dwelling wallabies are known as "

s" (genus ''Thylogale'') and "dorcopsises" (genera ''

'' and ''

''), respectively.

General description

Although members of most wallaby species are small, some can grow up to approximately two metres in length (from the head to the end of the tail). Their powerful hind legs are not only used for bounding at high speeds and jumping great heights, but also to administer vigorous kicks to fend off potential predators. The tammar wallaby (''Notamacropus eugenii'') has elastic storage in the ankle extensor tendons, without which the animal's metabolic rate might be 30–50% greater. It has also been found that the design of spring-like tendon energy savings and economical muscle force generation is key for the two distal muscle–tendon units of the tammar wallaby (''Macropus-Eugenii''). Wallabies also have a powerful tail that is used mostly for balance and support.

Diet

Wallabies are herbivores whose diet consists of a wide range of grasses, vegetables, leaves and other foliage. Due to recent urbanization, many wallabies now feed in rural and urban areas. Wallabies cover vast distances for food and water, which is often scarce in their environment. Mobs of wallabies often congregate around the same water hole during the dry season.

Threats

Wallabies face several threats.

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, domestic and feral

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s, feral

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s, and

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es are among their predators. Humans also pose a significant threat to wallabies due to increased interaction (wallabies can defend themselves with hard kicks and biting). Many wallabies have been involved in vehicular accidents, as they often feed near roads and urban areas.

Classification

Wallabies are not a distinct genetic group. Nevertheless, they fall into several broad categories. Brush wallabies of the genus ''

Notamacropus ''Notamacropus'' is a genus of small marsupials in the family Macropodidae, commonly known as wallabies (among other species). In 2019, a reassessment of macropod taxonomy determined that ''Notamacropus'' and ''Osphranter'', formerly considered ...

'', like the

agile wallaby The agile wallaby (''Notamacropus agilis''), also known as the sandy wallaby, is a species of wallaby found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea. It is the most common wallaby in north Australia. The agile wallaby is a sandy colour, beco ...

(''Notamacropus agilis'') and the

red-necked wallaby The red-necked wallaby or Bennett's wallaby (''Notamacropus rufogriseus'') is a medium-sized macropod marsupial (wallaby), common in the more temperate and fertile parts of eastern Australia, including Tasmania. Red-necked wallabies have been i ...

(''Notamacropus rufogriseus''), are most closely related to the kangaroos and wallaroos and, aside from their size, look very similar. These are the ones most frequently seen, particularly in the

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. Rock-wallabies (genus ''Petrogale''), rather like the

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s of the Northern Hemisphere, specialise in rugged terrain and have modified feet adapted to grip rock with skin friction rather than dig into soil with large claws. There are at least 19 species and the relationship between several of them is still poorly understood. Several species are endangered. Captive rock-wallaby breeding programs, like the one at

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, have had some success and a small number have recently been released into the wild. The

banded hare-wallaby The banded hare-wallaby, mernine, or munning (''Lagostrophus fasciatus'') is a marsupial currently found on the Islands of Bernier and Dorre off western Australia. Reintroduced populations have recently been established on islands and fenced ma ...

(''Lagostrophus fasciatus'') is thought to be the last remaining member of the once numerous subfamily Sthenurinae, and although once common across southern Australia, it is now restricted to two islands off the Western Australian coast which are free of introduced predators. It is not as closely related to the other

hare-wallabies ''Lagorchestes'' is a genus of small, rabbit-like mammals commonly known as hare-wallabies. It includes four species native to Australia and New Guinea, two of which are extinct. Hare-wallabies belong to the macropod family (Macropodidae) which i ...

(genus ''Lagorchestes'') as the hare-wallabies are to the other wallabies.

, which was, until fairly recent geological times, part of mainland Australia, has at least five species of wallabies.

Natural range and habitat

Wallabies are widely distributed across

, particularly in more remote, heavily timbered, or rugged areas, less so on the great semi-arid plains that are better suited to the larger, leaner, and more fleet-footed

s. They also can be found on the island of

Introduced populations

Wallabies of several species have been introduced to other parts of the world, and there are a number of successfully breeding introduced populations, including: *

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is home to large numbers of

tammar The tammar wallaby (''Notamacropus eugenii''), also known as the dama wallaby or darma wallaby, is a small macropod native to South and Western Australia. Though its geographical range has been severely reduced since European colonisation, the ...

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and brush-tailed rock-wallabies from introductions made around 1870. They are considered pests on the island,"Where to hunt wallabies"
Department of Conservation, New Zealand but a programme to re-introduce them to

has met with only limited success. * The

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area of

has a large

tammar wallaby The tammar wallaby (''Notamacropus eugenii''), also known as the dama wallaby or darma wallaby, is a small macropod native to South and Western Australia. Though its geographical range has been severely reduced since European colonisation, the ...

population. * The

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district of New Zealand has a large population of Bennett's wallabies. * On the

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in the

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area, there is a population of over 100 red-necked wallabies, descended from a pair that escaped from the nearby

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in 1970. *

has a small non-native population of wallabies in the upper regions of Kalihi Valley on the island of

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arising from an escape of zoo specimens of the

brush-tailed rock-wallaby The brush-tailed rock-wallaby or small-eared rock-wallaby (''Petrogale penicillata'') is a kind of wallaby, one of several rock-wallabies in the genus ''Petrogale''. It inhabits rock piles and cliff lines along the Great Dividing Range from abo ...

(''Petrogale penicillata'') in 1916. * In the

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of England, a population was established around 1940 by five escapees from a local zoo, and as of September 2017, sightings were still being made in the area. At its peak in 1975, the population numbered around 60 individuals. * The island of

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, has a population of around 28 red-necked wallabies introduced by Lady Colquhoun in the 1920s. Eradication to protect the native

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has been proposed. * There is also a small population on

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off the eastern coast of

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. Initially introduced in the 1950s and 1960s, more were introduced in the 1980s after a sudden population explosion at the

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. * Populations in the United Kingdom that, for some periods, bred successfully included one near

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, another in the

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and one on the islands of Bute and Lundy. It has recently been reported by walkers in the Lickey Hills Country Park area of Birmingham that a pair of wallabies have been released or are loose there (East Tunnock Rambling Club Meeting, December 2010). * In

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, in the southern part of the

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, about west of

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, there is a wild group of around 30 Bennett's wallabies. This population has been present since the 1970s, when some individuals escaped from the zoological park of

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Species

The term "wallaby" is not well defined and can mean any macropod of moderate or small size. Therefore, the listing below is arbitrary and taken from the complete list of

macropods Macropod may refer to: * Macropodidae, a marsupial family which includes kangaroos, wallabies, tree-kangaroos, pademelons, and several others * Macropodiformes The Macropodiformes , also known as macropods, are one of the three suborders of the ...

. Genus ''Notamacropus'' *

Agile wallaby The agile wallaby (''Notamacropus agilis''), also known as the sandy wallaby, is a species of wallaby found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea. It is the most common wallaby in north Australia. The agile wallaby is a sandy colour, beco ...

(''Notamacropus agilis'') *

Black-striped wallaby The black-striped wallaby (''Notamacropus dorsalis''), also known as the scrub wallaby or eastern brush wallaby, is a medium-sized wallaby found in Australia, from Townsville in Queensland to Narrabri in New South Wales. In New South Wales, it i ...

(''Notamacropus dorsalis'') *

Parma wallaby The parma wallaby (''Notamacropus parma'') is a small, hopping, kangaroo-like mammal native to forests of southeastern Australia. About the size of a stout cat, it lives in dense shrub and is only active at night to feed on grasses and small plan ...

(''Notamacropus parma'') (rediscovered, thought to have been extinct for 100 years) *

Red-necked wallaby The red-necked wallaby or Bennett's wallaby (''Notamacropus rufogriseus'') is a medium-sized macropod marsupial (wallaby), common in the more temperate and fertile parts of eastern Australia, including Tasmania. Red-necked wallabies have been i ...

(''Notamacropus rufogriseus'') *

Tammar wallaby The tammar wallaby (''Notamacropus eugenii''), also known as the dama wallaby or darma wallaby, is a small macropod native to South and Western Australia. Though its geographical range has been severely reduced since European colonisation, the ...

(''Notamacropus eugenii'') *

Toolache wallaby The toolache wallaby or Grey's wallaby (''Notamacropus greyi'') is an extinct species of wallaby from southeastern South Australia and southwestern Victoria. Taxonomy A species described by George Waterhouse in 1846. The type specimen was co ...

(''Notamacropus greyi'') †(extinct) *

Western brush wallaby The western brush wallaby (''Notamacropus irma''), also known as the black-gloved wallaby, is a species of wallaby found in the southwestern coastal region of Western Australia. The wallaby's main threat is predation by the introduced red fox (' ...

(''Notamacropus irma'') *

Whiptail wallaby The whiptail wallaby (''Notamacropus parryi''), also known as the pretty-faced wallaby, is a species of wallaby found in eastern Australia. It is locally common from Cooktown in Queensland to near Grafton in New South Wales. Description It is ...

(''Notamacropus parryi'') Genus ''Wallabia'' *

Swamp wallaby The swamp wallaby (''Wallabia bicolor'') is a small macropod marsupial of eastern Australia. This wallaby is also commonly known as the black wallaby, with other names including black-tailed wallaby, fern wallaby, black pademelon, stinker (in Qu ...

or black wallaby (''Wallabia bicolor'') Genus ''Petrogale'' *

Allied rock-wallaby The allied rock-wallaby or Weasel rock-wallaby (''Petrogale assimilis'') is a species of rock-wallaby found in northeastern Queensland, Australia. It forms part of the ''P. lateralis/penicillata'' species complex and is very similar to six other ...

(''Petrogale assimilis'') * Black-flanked rock-wallaby (''Petrogale lateralis'') *

Brush-tailed rock-wallaby The brush-tailed rock-wallaby or small-eared rock-wallaby (''Petrogale penicillata'') is a kind of wallaby, one of several rock-wallabies in the genus ''Petrogale''. It inhabits rock piles and cliff lines along the Great Dividing Range from abo ...

(''Petrogale penicillata'') *

Cape York rock-wallaby The Cape York rock-wallaby (''Petrogale coenensis'') is a species of rock-wallaby restricted to Cape York Peninsula in northeastern Queensland, Australia. It is a member of a group of seven very closely related rock-wallabies, all found in northe ...

(''Petrogale coenensis'') *

Eastern short-eared rock-wallaby The eastern short-eared rock-wallaby or Wilkins' rock-wallaby (''Petrogale wilkinsi'') is a species of rock-wallaby found in the northernmost parts of the Northern Territory of Australia, and is common in the Kakadu and Litchfield National Parks ...

(''Petrogale wilkinsi'') *

Godman's rock-wallaby Godman's rock-wallaby (''Petrogale godmani'') is a diprotodont marsupial, and a typical rock-wallaby. It is found in northern and north-eastern Queensland, Australia. This rock-wallaby is found in low open forest, open scrub, or montane regions, ...

(''Petrogale godmani'') *

Herbert's rock-wallaby Herbert's rock-wallaby (''Petrogale herberti'') is a member of a group of seven very closely related rock-wallabies found in northeastern Queensland, Australia. Herbert's is the most southerly and most widespread of the group. Herbert's rock-wa ...

(''Petrogale herberti'') *

Mareeba rock-wallaby The Mareeba rock-wallaby (''Petrogale mareeba'') is a rare species of rock-wallaby found around Mareeba in northeastern Queensland, Australia. Taxonomy The Mareeba rock-wallaby is a member of a group of seven very closely related species withi ...

(''Petrogale mareeba'') *

Monjon The monjon (''Petrogale burbidgei'') is the smallest species of rock-wallabies ('' Petrogale'') and is found in north-west Australia. They are restricted to a small area of the Kimberley region and on nearby islands in the Bonaparte Archipelag ...

(''Petrogale burbidgei'') *

Mount Claro rock-wallaby The Mount Claro rock-wallaby (''Petrogale sharmani''), also known as Sharman's rock-wallaby, is a species of rock-wallaby found in northeastern Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_captio ...

(''Petrogale sharmani'') *

Nabarlek Nabarleks (''Petrogale concinna''), are a tiny species of macropod found in northern Australia. They are a shy and nocturnal animal that resides in rocky hollows and forages in the surrounding area. Their diet is grasses, sedges, and ferns foun ...

(''Petrogale concinna'') *

Proserpine rock-wallaby The Proserpine rock-wallaby (''Petrogale persephone'') is a species of rock-wallaby restricted to a small area in Conway National Park, Dryander National Park, Gloucester Island National Park, and around the town of Airlie Beach, all in Whitsun ...

(''Petrogale persephone'') *

Purple-necked rock-wallaby The purple-necked rock-wallaby (''Petrogale purpureicollis'') is a species of rock-wallaby first described in 1924 by Albert Sherbourne Le Souef, then director of the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, who noted a purple colouration around the n ...

(''Petrogale purpureicollis'') *

Rothschild's rock-wallaby Rothschild's rock-wallaby (''Petrogale rothschildi'') – sometimes known as the Roebourne rock-wallaby, is a species of macropod found in Western Australia, in the Pilbara district and the Dampier Archipelago. It is not currently considered to ...

(''Petrogale rothschildi'') *

Short-eared rock-wallaby The short-eared rock-wallaby (''Petrogale brachyotis'') is a species of rock-wallaby found in northern Australia, in the northernmost parts of the Northern Territory and Western Australia. It is much larger than its three closest relatives, the ...

(''Petrogale brachyotis'') *

Unadorned rock-wallaby The unadorned rock-wallaby (''Petrogale inornata'') is a member of a group of closely related rock-wallabies found in northeastern Queensland, Australia. It is paler than most of its relatives and even plainer, hence its common name. The unador ...

(''Petrogale inornata'') *

Yellow-footed rock-wallaby The yellow-footed rock-wallaby (''Petrogale xanthopus''), formerly known as the ring-tailed rock-wallaby, is a member of the macropod family (the marsupial family that includes the kangaroos, wallabies, tree-kangaroos, and wallaroos). Descripti ...

(''Petrogale xanthopus'') Genus ''Lagostrophus'' *

Banded hare-wallaby The banded hare-wallaby, mernine, or munning (''Lagostrophus fasciatus'') is a marsupial currently found on the Islands of Bernier and Dorre off western Australia. Reintroduced populations have recently been established on islands and fenced ma ...

(''Lagostrophus fasciatus'') Genus ''Lagorchestes'' *

Eastern hare-wallaby The eastern hare-wallaby (''Lagorchestes leporides''), once also known as the common hare wallaby, is an extinct species of wallaby that was native to southeastern Australia. It was first described by John Gould in 1841. Description The easter ...

(''Lagorchestes leporides'') †(extinct) *

Lake Mackay hare-wallaby The Lake Mackay hare-wallaby (''Lagorchestes asomatus''), also known as the central hare-wallaby or kuluwarri, is an extinct species of macropod formerly found in central Australia. Very little is known about it. Family The Lake Mackay hare-w ...

(''Lagorchestes asomatus'') †(extinct) *

Rufous hare-wallaby The rufous hare-wallaby (''Lagorchestes hirsutus''), also known as the mala, is a small macropod found in Australia. It was formerly widely distributed across the western half of the continent, but naturally occurring populations are now confine ...

(''Lagorchestes hirsutus'') *

Spectacled hare-wallaby The spectacled hare-wallaby (''Lagorchestes conspicillatus'') is a species of macropod found in Australia and New Guinea. In Australia, a small sub-population is found on Barrow Island, while the mainland type is widespread, though in decline, ...

(''Lagorchestes conspicillatus'')) Genus ''Onychogalea'' *

Bridled nail-tail wallaby The bridled nail-tail wallaby (''Onychogalea fraenata''), also known as the bridled nail-tailed wallaby, bridled nailtail wallaby, bridled wallaby, merrin, and flashjack, is a vulnerable species of macropod. It is a small wallaby found in three ...

(''Onychogalea fraenata'') *

Crescent nail-tail wallaby The crescent nail-tail wallaby, also known as the worong (''Onychogalea lunata''), was a small species of marsupial that grazed on grasses in the scrub and woodlands of southwestern and central Australia. They were common in Western Australia bef ...

(''Onychogalea lunata'') † (extinct) *

Northern nail-tail wallaby The northern or sandy nail-tail wallaby (''Onychogalea unguifera'') is a species of macropod found across northern Australia on arid and sparsely wooded plains. The largest species of the genus ''Onychogalea'', it is a solitary and nocturnal he ...

(''Onychogalea unguifera'') Genus ''Dorcopsis'' *

Black dorcopsis The black dorcopsis or black forest wallaby (''Dorcopsis atrata'') is a species of marsupial in the family Macropodidae. It is endemic to an island at the eastern end of New Guinea where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. ...

(''Dorcopsis atrata'') *

Brown dorcopsis The brown dorcopsis (''Dorcopsis muelleri''), also known as the brown forest wallaby, is a species of marsupial in the family Macropodidae. It is endemic to the lowlands of West New Guinea and the nearby Indonesian islands in West Papua of Misoo ...

(''Dorcopsis muelleri'') *

Gray dorcopsis The gray dorcopsis or gray forest wallaby (''Dorcopsis luctuosa'') is a species of marsupial in the family Macropodidae. It is found in West Papua and Papua New Guinea. Description The gray dorcopsis has a long muzzle and small, rounded ears. ...

(''Dorcopsis luctuosa'') *

White-striped dorcopsis The white-striped dorcopsis or greater forest wallaby (''Dorcopsis hageni'') is a species of marsupial in the family Macropodidae. It is found in the northern part of West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It is a common species in suitable ...

(''Dorcopsis hageni'') Genus ''Dorcopsulus'' *

Macleay's dorcopsis Macleay's dorcopsis (''Dorcopsulus macleayi''), also known as the Papuan dorcopsis or the Papuan forest wallaby, is a species of marsupial in the family Macropodidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea, where its natural habitat is subtropical or ...

(''Dorcopsulus macleayi'') *

Small dorcopsis The small dorcopsis or lesser forest wallaby (''Dorcopsulus vanheurni'') is a species of marsupial in the family Macropodidae. It is found in the mountainous interior of West Papua and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or trop ...

(''Dorcopsulus vanhuemi'') Genus ''Thylogale'' *

Brown's pademelon Brown's pademelon (''Thylogale browni'') is a species of marsupial in the family Macropodidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtr ...

(''Thylogale browni'') *

Calaby's pademelon Calaby's pademelon (''Thylogale calabyi''), also known as the alpine wallaby, is a species of marsupial in the family Macropodidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. It is threatened by habitat loss and hunting. Pademelons share many similariti ...

(''Thylogale calabyi'') *

Dusky pademelon The dusky pademelon or dusky wallaby (''Thylogale brunii'') is a species of marsupial in the family Macropodidae. It is found in the Aru and Kai islands and the Trans-Fly savanna and grasslands ecoregion of New Guinea. Its natural habitats are ...

(''Thylogale brunii'') *

Mountain pademelon The mountain pademelon (''Thylogale lanatus'') is one of seven species of the genus ''Thylogale''. It is found only in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the In ...

(''Thylogale lanatus'') *

Red-legged pademelon The red-legged pademelon (''Thylogale stigmatica'') is a species of small macropod found on the northeastern coast of Australia and in New Guinea. In Australia it has a scattered distribution from the tip of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland to ...

(''Thylogale stigmatica'') *

Red-necked pademelon The red-necked pademelon (''Thylogale thetis'') is a forest-dwelling marsupial living in the eastern coastal region of Australia between extreme south-east Queensland and central eastern New South Wales. Description A small species of macropo ...

(''Thylogale thetis'') *

Tasmanian pademelon The Tasmanian pademelon (''Thylogale billardierii''), also known as the rufous-bellied pademelon or red-bellied pademelon, is the sole species of pademelon found in Tasmania, and was formerly found throughout southeastern Australia. This pademelo ...

(''Thylogale billardierii'') Genus ''Setonix'' *

Quokka The quokka (''Setonix brachyurus'', ) is a small macropod about the size of a domestic cat. It is the only member of the genus ''Setonix''. Like other marsupials in the macropod family (such as kangaroos and wallabies), the quokka is herbivo ...

or short-tailed scrub wallaby (''Setonix brachyurus'')

References

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Roophilia – photographs of kangaroos and wallabies
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