Red Necked Wallaby

Macropus rufogriseus

Not Evaluated
Data Deficient
Least Concern
Near Threatened
Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically Endangered
Extinct in the Wild
Extinct

Originating from Australia, Red Necked Wallabies have a unique reddish fur on their head and back. Wallabies are classed as Marsupials, and have very short gestation periods after which the embryonic joey crawls into the mothers pouch where he/she will comfortably stay for an average 130 days.

Native Range →	Southeastern Australia, Tasmania
Natural Habitat →	Eucalypt forests, open shrubland
Diet →	Grasses and plants
Life Expectancy →	9 years in the wild. 15-18 years in zoos
Breeding →	1 month gestation period and around 9 months in pouch
Group Name →	Mob
Active Hours →	During the day
Threats →	Pest control, Meat

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Fun fact

A wallaby’s teeth grow just like Elephants and Rhinos, with new molars pushing the old ones out and replacing them. Red Necked Wallaby's will have four sets of teeth in their life!