Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby

• It can leap as far as 4 metres between rocks.
• It can pause an embryo's development (embryonic diapause) through long droughts.
• It can have a joey in the pouch, another out of it and an embryo on hold, all at once.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (marsupial mammal)

Habitat and environment

Steep rocky outcrops and gorges of semi-arid inland Australia (New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland)

Birth weight

Under 0.5 grams at birth

Size at birth

Extremely undeveloped at birth, finishing its development in its mother's pouch over some 194 days

Sexual maturity

Female: 16-18 months

Gestation / incubation

31-33 days

Litter / clutch size

1 young (twins rare)

Life expectancy in captivity

Documented record of up to 14.4-18 years in captivity

Sources consulted: ResearchGate (Queensland reproduction growth study) · AnAge (genomics.senescence.info) · Critter Science · Animal Diversity Web · The Animal Facts · Animalia.bio · Wikipedia (Yellow-footed rock-wallaby) · Australian Museum

Best time: All year round in the rocky gorges of the Flinders Ranges and western Queensland, at dawn and dusk, when it comes down from the rocks to drink.

The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.