# Agile wallaby (*Notamacropus agilis*)

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Data as of: 2026-11-11

The agile wallaby (Notamacropus agilis) is a species in the family Macropodidae, order Diprotodontia. Recorded adults weigh 13.9 kg to 15 kg, reach 80 cm in length and live up to 12 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 13.9 kg – 15 kg |
| Length | 80 cm |
| Lifespan | 12 years |
| Diet | Herbivore |
| Longest recorded lifespan | 16.9 years |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded |
| Gestation | 29.8 days |
| Young per litter or clutch | 1.01 |
| Age at maturity | 12.6 months – 14 months |
| Litters or clutches a year | 1.8 |
| Active | At night (nocturnal) |
| Lifestyle | Terrestrial |
| Conservation status | Least Concern (IUCN) |
| Countries on record | 1 country |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Mammalia
- order: Diprotodontia
- family: Macropodidae
- genus: Notamacropus
- species: *Notamacropus agilis* (Gould, 1842)

Synonyms: *Halmaturus agilis*, *Halmaturus jardinii*, *Macropus agilis*, *Macropus agilis agilis*, *Macropus agilis jardinii*, *Macropus agilis nigrescens*, *Macropus agilis papuanus*, *Macropus papuanus*

## Countries on record

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Australia

## Common questions

### How big is the agile wallaby?

An adult agile wallaby weighs 13.9 kg – 15 kg and measures 80 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### Where does the agile wallaby live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the agile wallaby for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

### Is the agile wallaby endangered?

The agile wallaby is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

### How long does the agile wallaby live?

The agile wallaby has a recorded lifespan of 12 years.

### How long is the agile wallaby pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 29.8 days.

### What kind of animal is the agile wallaby?

The agile wallaby (Notamacropus agilis) belongs to the family Macropodidae in the order Diprotodontia.

## Sources

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- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org), per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed), 2026-11-11. Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence).
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0, 2026-11-11. Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
- [Wikipedia (English)](https://en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 4.0, 2026-11-11. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).

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