BENNETT’S
WALLABY
Macropus Rufogriseus
SIZE: Wallabies can grow to approximately 3 feet in height (90cm)
WEIGHT: They can weigh between 14 – 20kg.
Males are often larger than females.
DIET: Their vegetarian diet consists mainly of grasses, herbs, and leaves.
LIFE SPAN: 7 – 15 years
CONSERVATION STATUS:
DISTRIBUTION:
DID YOU KNOW?
There are about
50 different
species of
wallaby.
The Bennett’s Wallaby is a marsupial which means that when the female gives birth to her single baby in approximately February after a gestation of 30 days (before the Joey is even fully formed) at which point they will crawl directly into the mother’s pouch. Here they suckle from their mother for 5 to 11 months, until they are fully mature, at which point they are ready to leave their mothers pouch. These wallabies live in groups known as mobs, of up to around 30 wallabies
They have a wide geographic range and tolerate a wide variety of habitats. Bennett’s Wallabies live in ‘scrub’ habitats and woodland edges where they have access to both cover and grassland where they feed
