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Some facts about the
Tammar wallaby
Adult weight : 6.5 kg (14.3 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 15 years
Female maturity :274 days
Male maturity : 730 days
Gestation : 28 days
Weaning : 325 days
Litter size : 1
Interval between litters : 365 days
Weight at weaning : 3 kg (6.6 lbs)
Basal metabolic rate : 8 W
Body mass : 4.796 kg (10.5512 lbs)
Temperature : 36.85 °C (98.33 °F)
Tammar wallaby
Order : Diprotodontia
Family : Macropodidae
Species : Macropus eugenii
The Tammar wallaby is listed as Near Threatened (Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, or LR/nt), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Countries
Australia
Facts about the Tammar wallaby
The literature regarding the biology of the tammar wallaby is vast and will not be reviewed
Macropus eugenii is the smallest species of wallaby. (Full text)
Tammar Wallaby or Macropus eugenii is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Near Threatened . (Full text)
When the tammar wallaby Macropus eugenii is born, its lungs are in the early stages of the terminal air-sac phase (Runciman et al. (Full text)
DESCRIPTION: The Tammar Wallaby is the smallest of the wallabia. (Full text)
The unique feature of the female tammar wallaby is that it does not become a seasonally breeding mammal until after puberty, when it has acquired a corpus luteum. (Full text)
Tammar Wallaby The Tammar Wallaby is one of (Full text)
The tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii) is well established as a model marsupial species; h. (Full text)
The Tammar Wallaby (Macropus eugenii) is a small member of the kangaroo family and is the type species for research on kangaroos and marsupials. (Full text)
By analogy with other mammals, we assumed that behavioral dichromacy in the tammar wallaby is a result of color opponency first generated in the retinal ganglion cells. (Full text)
Dama or Tammar Wallaby (Macropus eugenii) is without doubt the most commonly kept marsupial in Australia, being even easier to keep than it’s domesticated cousin, the sheep, but there seems to have been precious little (Full text)
Other descriptions of Tammar Wallaby Tammar Wallaby Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Subclass: Marsupialia Order: Diprotodontia Family: Macropodidae Genus: Macropus Species: eugenii Binomial name Macropus eugenii The Tammar Wallaby (Macropus eugenii) is a small member of the kangaroo family and is the type species for research on kangaroos and marsupials. (Full text)
DESCRIPTION: The Tammar Wallaby is the smallest of the wallabia. (Full text)
DESCRIPTION: The Tammar Wallaby is the smallest of the wallabia. (Full text)
DESCRIPTION: The Tammar Wallaby is the smallest of the wallabia. (Full text)
"Macropus eugenii is a very important animal in scientific research . (Full text)
Family: Macropodidae Genus:MacropusSpecies:eugenii Binomialname Macropus eugeniiThe Tammar Wallaby (Macropus eugenii) is a small member of the kangaroo family and is the type species for research on kangaroos and marsupials . (Full text)
Top Specialty Definition: Tammar Wallaby(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)The Tammar Wallaby is a small member of the kangaroo family and is the type species for research on kangaroos and marsupials. (Full text)
1. Macropus, genus Macropus -- (type genus of the family Macropodidae: typical kangaroos and wallabies)Macropus
genus Macropus
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