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Bennett's Wallaby or Red-necked Wallaby

Tasmania Size (Head & Body) Male - 780mm Female - 710mm (Tail) Male - 770mm
Female - 700mm Weight Male - 20kg Female - 14kg. On mainland Australia the wallaby, called the red-necked wallaby, are slightly larger and heavier.
Status Common to abundant.

This wallaby is the commonest large wallaby in south eastern Australia and Tasmania. It is found in open eucalypt forests and heathland. It is a grazing marsupial eating largely grasses and herbs. The species has benefited from European settlement as it grazes readily on improved pasture land. On mainland Australia they breed all year round however, in Tasmania there is a defined breeding season most of the young being born between February and March. The young are born 30 days after mating and remain in the pouch for about 10 months but may suckle from the pouch until 12 to 18 months old.

(Ref:- The Australian Museum Complete Book of Australian Mammals.)

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