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Notamacropus parma

The Parma wallaby is a small, friendly marsupial that loves to hop around in the forests. They have soft fur and big eyes, making them adorable and fun to watch!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Notamacropus parma is a small wallaby, featuring reddish-brown fur on its back, greyish underparts, and a white chest. A faint pale stripe runs across its cheek, helping it blend into dense forest foliage.

ReichAnimaliaStammChordataKlasseMammaliaOrdnungDiprotodontiaFamilieMacropodidaeGattungMacropus

Notamacropus parma

Kategorie

Säugetiere

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A baby wallaby, called a joey, is born super tiny, like a jelly bean!

Parma wallabies can quietly communicate with soft clicking sounds and low hisses.

Their super strong tail helps them balance perfectly, even when making sharp turns.

They were once thought extinct for decades, only to be rediscovered on an island!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Notamacropus parma can hop swiftly on powerful hind legs, helping them escape predators quickly and efficiently.

Notamacropus parma has a special pouch that helps them carry and protect their tiny, undeveloped joey as it grows.

Notamacropus parma can see well in low light, which helps them find food and avoid danger when it's dark.

Notamacropus parma can move quietly through dense undergrowth, which helps them forage undisturbed and evade detection.

Maße und Details

Länge: 45-55 cm
Gewicht: 3.2-7 kg
Lebenserwartung: 6-11 Jahre
Top Speed: 40 km/h
Wurfgröße: 1
Tragzeit: 34-35 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These small wallabies munch on grasses, herbs, and fallen leaves found in their dense forest homes.

Hauptnahrung

Grasses
Herbs
Leaves
Fungi
Ferns

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Dingo

Canis dingo

An apex predator that hunts wallabies in their native habitat.

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

An introduced predator that preys on vulnerable Parma wallabies.

eaten by

Feral Cat

Felis catus

Introduced predators, especially dangerous to young wallabies and joeys.

eaten by

Wedge-tailed Eagle

Aquila audax

A large raptor that occasionally preys on smaller wallabies.

eats

Bracken Fern

Pteridium esculentum

A common understory plant that provides part of their leafy diet.

Merkmale

Pelzig

Pelzig beschreibt Tiere, die eine dichte Schicht aus weichen Haaren oder Fell besitzen.

Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.

Pflanzenfressend

Dieses Merkmal kennzeichnet Lebewesen, deren Ernährung vollständig oder hauptsächlich aus pflanzlichem Material besteht.

Wald

Waldlebensräume sind terrestrische Lebensräume, die von dichtem Baumbestand dominiert werden und eine große Vielfalt an Pflanzen- und Tierarten beherbergen.