Common Name Scientific Name
Red-necked Wallaby Macropus rufogriseus

 

Introduction

Mainly solitary, but may occur in large numbers when grazing at night.

Food

Feeds exclusively on grasses, young shoots and leaves of heath plants and grass trees.

Breeding
A single young is born at anytime of the year on mainland Australia and between January and July in Tasmania.  The joey remains in the pouch for nine months and continues to suckle until twelve to seventeen months of age.
Habitat

Distributed in coastal woodlands and open forests in south-eastern Australia.


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