Tammar wallaby
Notamacropus eugenii (Desmarest, 1817)
The tammar wallaby (Notamacropus eugenii) is a species in the family Macropodidae, order Diprotodontia. Recorded adults weigh 5.04 kg to 6.5 kg and live up to 14 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the tammar wallaby
- Weight
- 5.04 kg – 6.5 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 14 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 15.1 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 29 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1.01src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 11.3 months – 2 yearssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the tammar wallaby live?
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.
The tammar wallaby is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the tammar wallaby?
The tammar wallaby (Notamacropus eugenii), also known as the dama wallaby or darma wallaby, is a small macropod native to South and Western Australia. Though its geographical range has been severely reduced since European colonisation, the tammar wallaby remains common within its reduced range and is listed as "Least Concern" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). It has been introduced to New Zealand and reintroduced to some areas of Australia where it had been previously extirpated. Skull variations differentiate between tammar wallabies from Western Australia, Kangaroo Island, and mainland South Australia, making them distinct population groups.
The tammar wallaby is among the smallest of the wallabies in the genus Notamacropus. Its coat colour is largely grey. The tammar wallaby has several notable adaptations, including the ability to retain energy while hopping, colour vision, and the ability to drink seawater. A nocturnal species, it spends the nighttime in grassland habitat and the daytime in shrubland. It is also very gregarious and has a seasonal, promiscuous mating pattern. A female tammar wallaby can nurse a joey in her pouch while keeping an embryo in her uterus. The tammar wallaby is a model species for research on marsupials, and on mammals in general. Its genome was sequenced in 2011.
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Is the tammar wallaby endangered?
The tammar wallaby is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the tammar wallaby classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderDiprotodontia
- familyMacropodidae
- genusNotamacropus
- SpeciesNotamacropus eugenii (Desmarest, 1817)
Synonyms Kangurus eugenii, Kangurus eugenu, Macropus eugenii
Other names and names in other languages (22)
- Dama wallabyEnglish
- Dama wallabyEnglish
- Kangaroo island wallabyEnglish
- Tamar wallabyEnglish
- ولب تمارArabic
- klokan damaCzech
- DerbywallabyGerman
- Ουάλαμπι ΝτάμαGreek
- Ualabí de TammarSpanish
- harmaaselkäkenguruFinnish
- wallaby de l'ile EugèneFrench
- Wallaby de l'île EugèneFrench
- Wallaby tammarItalian
- ダマヤブワラビーJapanese
- WarapīMāori
- KrattwallabyNorwegian Bokmål
- TammarwallabieDutch
- Walabia damaPolish
- kangur mniejszyPolish
- Ualabi-de-TammarPortuguese
- Кенгуру ЕвгенииRussian
- จิงโจ้แคระตามาร์Thai
Relatives of the tammar wallaby
Other species in the same genus Notamacropus.
Agile wallaby
Notamacropus agilis
Toolache wallaby
Notamacropus greyi
Western brush wallaby
Notamacropus irma
Red-necked wallaby
Notamacropus rufogriseus
Parma wallaby
Notamacropus parma
Whiptail wallaby
Notamacropus parryi
CompareTammar wallaby vs Agile wallabyTammar wallaby vs Toolache wallabyTammar wallaby vs Western brush wallabyTammar wallaby vs Red-necked wallaby
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the tammar wallaby?
An adult tammar wallaby weighs 5.04 kg – 6.5 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the tammar wallaby live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the tammar wallaby for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the tammar wallaby endangered?
The tammar wallaby is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the tammar wallaby live?
The tammar wallaby has a recorded lifespan of 14 years.
How long is the tammar wallaby pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 29 days.
What kind of animal is the tammar wallaby?
The tammar wallaby (Notamacropus eugenii) belongs to the family Macropodidae in the order Diprotodontia.
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