Kangaroo and Wallaby  
Did you know that Macropodidae means big feet? The animals in this family certainly earned that name! Learn more about wallabies, kangaroos and other members of the Macropodidae family!
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Family Macropodidae
There are 54 species in this family of marsupials! Learn more about them.
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Macropodidae
Kangaroos and wallabies can stand upright by resting on their rear feet. They are powerful hoppers, and they have long, thick tails that they use to help them keep their balance.
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Dendrolagus (tree kangaroos) Tree Kangaroos
Tree kangaroos are medium-sized kangaroos adapted for life in trees!
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Tree Kangaroos
There are 14 species of tree kangaroos. Most species are found in the rainforests in New Guinea, the far northeast of Queensland, and nearby islands. They are usually found in mountainous areas. Learn more and print out a fact sheet!
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The black tree kangaroo has black fur and white cheeks.
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Bennett's Tree Kangaroo
Bennett's tree kangaroo is found in tropical rainforests in northeastern Queensland, Australia.
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Dingiso 
The dingiso was only discovered by scientists in 1994. It has a black body and white markings on its undersides.
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Doria's Tree Kangaroo 
The Doria's tree kangaroo is the heaviest tree dwelling marsupial in the world.
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Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo has a brown body and a yellowish belly and face. It has long claws that help it climb trees.
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Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo
Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo is solitary and nocturnal. Learn more.
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Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo
Goodfellow's tree kangaroo is found in dense tropical forests in Papua New Guinea.
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Grizzled Tree Kangaroo
The grizzled tree kangaroo has gray fur, a long face and large, rounded ears.
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Grizzled Tree Kangaroo
Grizzled tree kangaroos travel from tree to tree by leaping.
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Huon Tree Kangaroo 
The Huon tree kangaroo has a reddish brown body. Its tail, belly, and ears are yellow. See for yourself!
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Huon Tree Kangaroo
The Huon tree kangaroos is found only in the Huon Peninsula of Papau New Guinea and the nearby island of Umboi.
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Huon Tree Kangaroo
The Huon tree kangaroo is also known as the Matschie's Tree Kangaroo. It spends most of its time in trees!
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Huon Tree Kangaroo
The Huon tree kangaroo has heavy curved claws on its feet that help it climb.
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Huon Tree Kangaroo
Like its cousin the kangaroo, the Huon tree kangaroo can jump, but it does most of its jumping in the trees! Learn more!
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Huon Tree Kangaroo
To keep cool, the tree kangaroo licks its forearms! Learn more.
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Scott's Tree Kangaroo
Scott's tree kangaroo has black fur, small, rounded ears, and a long tail.
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Tenkile Tree Kangaroo
The Tenkile tree kangaroo is only found in the rainforests on the southern side of Mount Sumoro in Papua New Guinea.
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The black dorcopis, unlike other wallaby species, is not adapted for jumping.
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Gray Dorcopsis
The gray dorcopis live in lowland tropical rainforests in eastern and southeastern New Guinea.
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Papuan Forest Wallaby
The Papuan forest wallaby is found in the rainforests of southern New Guinea. It is grayish-brown and has a white tip on its tail.
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The rufous hare-wallaby gets around by hopping on its hind legs. Learn more.
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Once found in the arid and semi-arid parts of western Australia and southern Northern Territory, the rufous hare-wallaby is now only found on the islands of Dorre and Bernier off the coast of Western Australia.
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Spectacled hare-Wallaby
The spectacled hare-wallaby gets its name from the reddish-brown ring of fur around its eyes.
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There are many different types of wallabies. Like their larger cousins the kangaroos, they have large rear feet, long, strong tails, and pouches. Learn more and print out a fact sheet.
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Wallaby
Learn more about wallabies and print out a diagram of their anatomy.
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The agile wallaby is yellowish-brown and has a white cheek stripe. Learn more.
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Black-striped Wallaby
The black striped wallaby gets its name from the black stripe that runs down its back. Learn more.
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Parma Wallaby
The parma wallaby is gray with a white throat and chest and a white stripe on its cheeks.
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Parma Wallaby
Check out some photos of the parma wallaby.
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The red-necked wallaby lives in the coastal forests of eastern and southeastern Australia. Learn more.
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Tammar Wallaby
The tamar wallaby is 18 inches from it head to the base of its tail. Learn more.
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Tammar Wallaby
The Tammar wallaby is found in Australia and New Zealand. Learn more.
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Whiptail Wallaby
The whiptail wallaby is grayish brown and has a very long tail!
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Antilopine Wallaroo
See a photo of this marsupial.
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Black Wallaroo
The Black Wallaroo is one of the smallest species in the kangaroo family.
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Hill Wallaroo
The hill wallaroo is also known as the eastern wallaroo or common wallaroo. Learn more!
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Hill Wallaroo
The hill wallaroo get its name from where it lives! It can be found in mountainous pastures of eastern Australia and prefers areas with rocky outcrops or stony ground.
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Kangaroo
Learn more about kangaroos and print out a diagram of their anatomy.
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Kangaroo
You probably know that a baby kangaroo is called a joey, but did you know that a male kangaroo is called a buck, or a boomer and a female kangaroo is called a doe, or a flyer? Learn more!
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Eastern Gray Kangaroo
A gray kangaroo can reach speeds of over 35 miles an hour and travel for long distances at 15 miles an hour. Learn more and print out a fact sheet!
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Male eastern gray kangaroos often "box" with each other to establish dominance.
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Eastern Gray Kangaroo
The eastern gray kangaroo eats mostly grasses, but sometimes eats herbs and shrubs.They usually graze from dusk to dawn, when it is cooler. They rest during the heat of the day. Learn more.
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Eastern Gray Kangaroo
Male eastern gray kangaroos are about five feet tall and weigh up to 200 pounds. Learn more.
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Red Kangaroo 
Red Kangaroos are reddish-brown with a white belly. They have black and white markings on their muzzles and white-tipped tails. Learn more and print out a fact sheet!
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Red Kangaroo
Red kangaroos live over most of the central part of Australia. Learn more.
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 The Big Red Roos
To stay cool, the red kangaroos lick their arms; the moisture on their skin evaporates to cool their warm blood. Learn more!
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Red Kangaroo
The female red kangaroo only has on baby at a time. As soon as it is born, it climbs into its mother's pouch and stays there for two months. Learn more and print out a fact sheet.
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Red Kangaroo
The red kangaroo is the largest marsupial in the world, but at birth it is the size of a pinto bean!
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Western Gray Kangaroo
The western gray kangaroo use is its strong tail for balance! Learn more.
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Western Gray Kangaroo
Western gray kangaroos live in groups of up to 50 individuals called mobs. Each mob has one dominant male.
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The western gray kangaroo is found in woodlands, open forests, coastal heathland, and open grassland areas.
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Onychogalea (nail-tailed wallabies) Bridled Nailtail Wallaby
The bridled nailtail wallaby gets part of its name from the white ‘bridle’ line running from the center of the neck down behind its forearms.
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The bridled nail-tailed wallaby once lived in the semi-arid region of eastern Australia. It is now only found in the Taunton Scientific Reserve in northeastern Australia.
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Bridled Nail-tailed Wallaby
The bridled nail-tailed wallaby has a horny spur on the end of its tail. Learn more!
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Petrogale (rock wallabies) Allied Rock Wallaby
The Allied rock wallaby is found in rocky terrain in northern Queensland, Australia.
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The black-footed rock wallaby uses it strong tail to keep its balance as it jumps from rock to rock.
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Black-footed Rock Wallaby
The black-footed rock wallaby lives on rock piles, cliffs, and rocky hills in northern South Australia, the southern parts of the Northern Territory, and Western Australia.
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The brush-tailed rock wallaby is native to Australia, but a small population of rock-wallabies can be found on the island of Oahu. They are the descendents of a pair brought to the island in 1916.
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Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby
The brush-tailed rock wallaby gets its name from its bushy tail!
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Pygmy Rock Wallaby
The pygmy rock wallaby is found only in the Northern Territory of Australia. It has reddish fur and a long tail tipped with a bushy tuft of black fur.
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Short-eared rock wallabies are found in rocky areas near forests, woodlands, or savannahs.
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Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby
The yellow-footed rock wallaby is grayish above and has a white belly. Its ears, legs, and feet are yellow to red in color.
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Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby
The yellow-footed rock wallaby has rough pads on its feet that keep it from slipping as it hops from rock to rock.
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Setonix (quokka) Quokka
The quokka has a stocky body and short brown coarse hair and lighter underparts. Learn more!
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This small marsupial is found in southwestern Australia.
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The red-legged pademelon is found in Australia and New Guinea.
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Red-necked Pademelon
The Red-necked pademelon is found in eastern Australia.
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These short, stock marsupials are found in dense vegetation in forests in Tasmania.
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Wallabia (swamp wallaby) Swamp Wallaby
Swamp wallabies live in dense forests, woodlands, and swampy areas on eastern coast of Australia .
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Swamp wallabies have long, dense brown fur. Their tail and legs are darker in color.
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Lagostrophus (banded hare wallaby)Banded Hare-wallaby
This wallaby is only found Dorre Island and Bernier Island in Shark Bay.
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Banded Hare-wallaby
The banded hare-wallaby gets its name from the dark stripes on its back.
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