wallaby
Petite Australian hopper
A wallaby is a small to medium-sized marsupial native to Australia and New Guinea, resembling a kangaroo but typically smaller.
Like kangaroos, wallabies have powerful hind legs for hopping, long tails for balance, and pouches for carrying young.
The term covers several dozen species across multiple genera: We spotted a wallaby grazing near the trail.
Small flexible bag
- joeyYoung marsupial offspring
- macropodLarge-footed hopping marsupial
- nocturnalActive during darkness
- herbivorePlant-only consumer
grazing · fur · tail · whiskers · gestation · lactation · breeding · weaning
Pouched Australian leaper
- outbackRemote interior wilderness
- bushlandUncultivated native vegetation area
- billabongIsolated river pool
- joeyYoung marsupial offspring
Tasmania · Aboriginal · boomerang · didgeridoo · eucalyptus · scrubland · grassland · wildlife park
Sudden springing movement
bounce · kick · hind legs · locomotion · propel · mobility · agile · dart
At risk of extinction
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
- protectedKept from harm
- wildlife sanctuaryProtected area for animals
- zooPublic animal collection
breeding program · roadkill · population decline · native species · rewilding · sanctuary
pouch
Small flexible bag
herbivore · grazing · fur · tail · whiskers · gestation · lactation · breeding · weaning · mammary
kangaroo
Pouched Australian leaper
- outbackRemote interior wilderness
- bushlandUncultivated native vegetation area
- billabongIsolated river pool
joey · Tasmania · Aboriginal · boomerang · didgeridoo · eucalyptus · scrubland · grassland · wildlife park · Uluru
leap
Sudden springing movement
hop · bounce · kick · hind legs · locomotion · propel · mobility · agile · dart · flee
quokka
Grinning Australian marsupial
- tree-kangarooClimbing marsupial of rainforests
endangered
At risk of extinction
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
- protectedKept from harm
- wildlife sanctuaryProtected area for animals
zoo · breeding program · roadkill · population decline · native species · rewilding · sanctuary
- marsupialskangaroo, opossum, possum, Tasmanian devil, bandicoot
- Macropodskangaroo, wallaroo, red kangaroo, grey kangaroo, tree kangaroo
- mammalsbears, bats, sheep, cats, anteater
- wildlifewhite-tailed deer, birds, mammals, elephant, reptiles
- Australasiakangaroo, Sydney, Melbourne, outback, Uluru
- AustraliaSydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Canberra