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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!

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

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.

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Notamacropus parma

Categoría

Mamíferos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Snaps

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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

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.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 45-55 cm
Peso: 3.2-7 kg
Esperanza de vida: 6-11 años
Top Speed: 40 km/h
Tamaño de la camada: 1
Gestación: 34-35 días

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

Grasses
Herbs
Leaves
Fungi
Ferns

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

Peludo

Peludo describe a los animales que poseen una cubierta densa de pelo o pelaje suave.

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.