Tammar wallaby: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the tammar wallaby lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Macropus eugenii
Group	Marsupials
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Diprotodontia
Family	Macropodidae

Where does the tammar wallaby live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the tammar wallaby in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Australia.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the tammar wallaby?

The tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii) is a mammal in the order Diprotodontia and the family Macropodidae, genus Macropus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the tammar wallaby

The tammar wallaby (Notamacropus eugenii), also known as the dama wallaby or darma wallaby, is a small macropod native to South and Western Australia. Though its geographical range has been severely reduced since European colonisation, the tammar wallaby remains common within its reduced range and is listed as "Least Concern" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). It has been introduced to New Zealand and reintroduced to some areas of Australia where it had been previously extirpated. Skull variations differentiate between tammar wallabies from Western Australia, Kangaroo Island, and mainland South Australia, making them distinct population groups.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tammar wallaby (revision 1376344331), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q209645 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).