Tammar Wallaby

The tammar wallaby is a small wallaby native to South Australia and Western Australia, known from island populations such as Kangaroo Island; it has been introduced to New Zealand and reintroduced to parts of the mainland where it had been extirpated. Its genus is debated: traditionally Macropus eugenii, it is placed by many researchers in Notamacropus on the basis of genetic studies that support raising the subgenera to genus rank. It is herbivorous, both grazing and browsing, and is gregarious, forming groups. Females mature at nine months and live to 14, males mature around two years and live 11; the captive record is 15.1 years. It is a well-known model for marsupial embryonic diapause and lactation research, raising its young in the pouch. The IUCN lists it as Least Concern with at most 50,000 mature individuals. Keeping it requires a large outdoor grassy enclosure with room to run, measures to prevent fence collisions when startled (visual barriers, no sharp corners), a shelter from weather, and group housing. Oral hygiene and a high-fibre diet are important to prevent lumpy jaw, a bone infection common in macropods. In Japan it is occasionally handled by exotic pet shops.

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The Tammar Wallaby lives 11-14 years (maximum 15.1 years).

The Tammar Wallaby grows to Head-body 52-68cm / tail 33-45cm / 6.9-9.1kg.

Head-body length is 59-68 cm in males and 52-63 cm in females, tail 34-45 cm and 33-44 cm, and weight up to 9.1 kg and 6.9 kg respectively; both sexes stand about 45 cm tall.