The red-necked wallaby (or Notamacropus rufogriseus) is a medium-sized marsupial native to Eastern Australia and Tasmania. As a member of the kangaroo family it shares the distinctive appearance of large, muscular hind legs and tail, comparatively small forearms, large ears and a blunt snout. The red-necked wallaby has grey fur with a red-brown tinge and a paler underside. The fur on its ear tips, around its nose, and on its feet is black. This species is sexually dimorphic, with males being larger than females. Male red-necked wallabies stand 76cm to 93cm tall, with a 69cm to 88cm long tail, and weigh between 15kg and 26.8kg. Females are 66cm to 80cm tall, have a 62cm to 78cm long tail, and weigh 11kg to 15.5kg.
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Animal Facts
A red-necked wallaby joey measures 2cm to 2.5cm at birth and weighs only 1g.
Wallabies have multiple stomach chambers, similar to ruminants like cattle, which allow them to regurgitate food to chew and swallow again.
Albinism occurs occasionally in this species. One population of the subspecies living in Tasmania is entirely albinistic.
The milk of the red-necked wallaby changes composition to match the current developmental needs of the joey.
Red-necked wallabies can independently rotate their ears up to 180° to pick up sounds of predators.
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