
Order Diprotodontia
Family Macropodidae
Scientific Name
Macropus agilis
Other Names
Sandy wallaby
Thumbnail Description
It is sometimes solitary and at other times sociable and grazes on grasses and other plants
Size and Weight
Adults:
(MALE)
HEAD-BODY-LENGTH: 85 cm (33 in)
WEIGHT: 16 to 27 kg (35 to 60 lb)
(FEMALE)
HEAD-BODY-LENGTH: 72 cm (28 in)
WEIGHT: 9 to 15 kg (20 to 33 lb)
Habitat
Unknown
Distribution
Papua New Guinea, southeastern Queensland (Coomera, Jacobs Well, Hope Island)
Diet
Grasses, legumes, herbaceous plants, flowers, fruit, twigs, fallen leaves, roots, bark
Reproduction
Unknown
Population
Unknown
Lifespan
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Home Range
Unknown
Predators
Saltwater crocodile
Sounds
Unknown
Behavior
Unknown
Conservation Status
Least Concern