Facts and Features of Kangaroos

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Diprotodontia

Family: Macropodidae

Genre: Macropus

Scientific Name: Macropus giganteus

Type: Mammals

Diet: Omnivorous

Size: 0.6-1.5m (1,9-4.9 ft)

Weight: 18-95kg (200 lbs-40)

Maximum speed: 56 kmh (35 mph)

Life Period: 4-10 years

Lifestyle: Sociable

Life status :Threatened

Color:Tan, Brown, Grey

Skin Type:Fur

Favorite Eating Habit: Grass

Habitat:Dry forest, grassland and deserts

Average litter size: 2

Main Prey: Grass,Seeds,flowers

Attackers: Human Dingo

Features:Hop on hind legs and Pouch on female 

The kangaroos are indigenous to Australia and the Indonesian island of New Guinea.Although kangaroos are often congregate in groups,kangaroos are generally fairly solitary mammals but also are known to be social animals,as with other kangaroos.The kangaroos have a deep pouch in which to carry their young.A baby kangaroo is known as joey.Kangaroos eat plants,nuts,berries and insects that kangaroos rummage in the arid wildness.

Kangaroos are best known for their ability to jump a incredible distance.The kangaroo is the largest of the marsupials,a group of animals that includes a common brushtail possums and koalas.Marsupials are featured by the bag that these animals have in bellies, to carry their young ones.

There are three main species of kangaroos in existence today and these are the red kangaroo,which is the largest and best known of all species.The eastern gray kangaroo is known to be the heaviest species of kangaroo irrespective of  the fact that the red kangaroo is higher.The western gray kangaroo can be found in large counts and can be anywhere in color from gray to brown.Also it is the national animal and the emblem of Australia .

Kangaroos have large,flat feet that kangaroos used in order to move which make by jumping.Despite the fact that kangaroos do not move in the general way,kangaroos can often be seen running at high speeds,usually when it  is scared or attacked by predators.

Although kangaroos are not commercially cultivated but are hunted by human hunters for sport,meat,skin, and when farmers are conserving their grazing lands for their sheep and cattle.This sustainable method of hunting  is said to have more health and environmental benefits that the sheep and cattle.

The average age of a wild kangaroo tends to be less than 10 years,although some kangaroo known to be closer to 20 years.When the kangaroo is in captivity,it survives for an age of around 23 years

Facts and Features of Australian Wallaby

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Macropodidae
Genre: Macropus
Scientific Name: Macropus
Type: Mammals
Diet: Herbivores
Size: them 30-180cm (12-71in)
Weight: 1-20 kg (2,2 - 44 lbs)
Maximum speed: 48 kmh (30 mph)
Life Span: 12-15 years
Lifestyle: Herd
Preservation Status: Least Concern
Color: Gray, Brown, White, Tan, Red
Skin Type:Fur
Favorite Diet: Herbs
Habitat: Forest and Scrubland
Average Litter Size: 1
Main Prey: Herbs, fruits, leaves
Attackers: Dingo, fox, large reptiles
Special Features:sociable animal

The wallaby is a small to medium sized marsupial found on the Australian continent and its surrounding islands.Today there are huge populations of wild wallaby inhabiting in other regions of world where the wallaby has been appeared by humans.

The wallaby is most closely associated with Australia 's largest marsupial ,the kangaroo.The wallaby is generally smaller than a kangaroo  although some have come to reach around 6 feet height.

There are around 30 different species of wallaby found in a variety of habitats across the Australian continent.Wallaby habitats are so diverse that wallaby species are often named after their daily habits and includes rock wallaby ,the brush wallaby and shrub wallaby.Other species , like the hare wallaby are named for their size and appearance .

The wallaby has strong and powerful legs for which it  hops in order to move.The forearms of the wallaby are much smaller as they are mainly used for food and occasionally to help with balance.The tail of the wallaby is often long as compared to it's body and plays a key role as an aid for balance and is often used in self- defence animal than forages on the ground for seeds and fallen fruits.Grasses are main diet of wallaby, along with low tree leaves and shrubs and berries.It is a very sociable animals and can often be seen foraging for food with other individuals wallaby .

Due to large size,the wallaby has few natural predators within their surroundings.Canines such as dingoes and foxes and  large reptiles like crocodiles and snakes are the main attackers to wallaby.The wallaby is able to protect itself from predators by hitting them with its long and strong tail.

The wallaby is a marsupial  means that the female has a pouch on her tummy in which it raise her child.The female one gives birth to a single baby (sometimes twins) , known as Joey , after a gestation period of only one month.The joey then crawls up on its mother's pouch ,where they cared until fully grown.

Facts and Features of Australian Pademelon

Kingdom: Animalia                                 

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Diprotodontia

Family: Macropodidae

Genre: Thylogale

Scientific Name: Thylogale

Type: Mammals

Diet: Herbivore

Size: 42-52cm (16.5-20.5in)

Weight: 3.5-12kg (7.7 - 26 pounds)

speed: 55 kmh (34 mph)

Life Span: 4-8 years

Lifestyle: Solitary

Preservation Status:Threatened

Color: Black, Brown, Grey, Red

Skin:Fur

Favorite food: Herbs

Habitat: dense forests and thickets

Average Litter Size: 1

Prey : grass, herbs, sprouts

Attackers: zorros, dogs, dingos

Special Features: short and thick tail, Pointed Nose

The pademelon is a small to medium sized forest dwelling marsupial found in Australia and a number of them it's surroundings.It is more closely related to the wallaby and kangaroo .There are seven different species of pademelon found in the jungles of  East, the population figures of the seven species are declining ,initially due to hunting and habitat loss.

The pademelon is a solitary and nocturnal animal signifying that, it spends day time by taking  rest, and goes in search of food in the hour of night. The pademelon is mainly found in the coastal regions of Australia , Papua New Guinea and Tasmania.

The pademelon spend much of their waking time,feeding on leaves, grasses, buds,berries and herbs in dense forests. Pademelons also venture in those shrublands where it has  less coverage to the party of lush plants , if there are no predators around.

In many forests inhabited by pademelon often no real predators out there, but the loss of habitat in the form of deforestation has caused Pademelon population numbers to decrease. In other areas, pademelon are prey upon by canines foxes, dingoes,domestic dogs and even the odd cat .

The pademelon inhabit the forests of Tasmania often have more of a variety of predators such as Tasmanian devils,big snakes,large birds of prey such as eagles,and even quolls .

The pademelon is a marsupial meaning that the female has a pouch on his belly to carry its kids .After mating ,the pademelon baby will be born just 30 days later, when he has to make his own way in its mother's pouch.

Then Baby pademelon spend next 6 months or so increasingly grows and develops inside the bag and eventually starts moving into the outside world.