Red-Necked Wallaby

The red-necked wallaby or Bennett's wallaby is a medium-sized macropod marsupial, common in the more temperate and fertile parts of eastern Australia, including Tasmania. The Red-Necked wallaby has mostly tawny gray fur, with a white chest and belly, and a dark brown muzzle, paws and feet. This wallaby is also known as the red-necked wallaby, because of the red-tinted fur on the back of its neck and shoulders. Bennett's is the name of the subspecies typically found in Tasmania.

Lifespan: up to 15 years in captivity, 15 years in the wild

Size: approximately 3 feet in height

Weight: 15 kg

Largest Size: red-necked wallaby

Scientific Name: Macropus rufogriseus

Habitat: eucalyptus forests