Parma Wallaby
Scientific Name: Notamacropus parma
Size: Total Length 855–1,075mm, including tail 405–540mm
What does it look like?
The Parma Wallaby is greyish-brown above, with darker longitudinal dorsal stripe and white cheek-stripe. Underparts whitish, paler on chest and throat, and tail often tipped with white.
Where is it found?
The species occurs on the ranges and slopes of eastern NSW, from the border with Qld, south to around Gosford.
What are its habitats & habits?
The Parma Wallaby is found in wet forests up to 1,000m, where it uses runways to move through the dense understorey. Nocturnal, sheltering by day and emerging at dusk to feed on plant material, mainly native grasses.
Interesting facts
The PArma Wallaby was considered extinct until 1965, when it was identified as an introduced pest on Kawau Island, New Zealand. Surveys then rediscovered the species in Australia in 1967.
This species features in my book A Naturalist’s Guide to the Mammals of Australia
