Bilby / Cassowary / Crocodile / Dugong / Fowl / Turtle / Frog / Wallaby

Wallaby

HABITAT:

Found in forests and scrubland west of the Great Dividing Range that runs down the East Coast of Australia.

DESCRIPTION:

Coat of three shades gray, black and white. The body length of the male is 70 cm and the female's length is 54 cm. A marsupial, has one "joey" (a baby wallaby) a year and spends most of its' first year in the mother's pouch. It has a "Bridle" line running from the center of its' neck down behind the forearm on each side of its body. There is a horny pointed "nail" on the tip of the tail.

THREATS:

Predators such as foxes and feral cats along with habitat loss for agriculture.

North America / South America / Australia / Ocean / Eurasia / Africa
Shane's Bio / Kristine's Bio / Bibliography / Home / Games / Causes / Quotes