Size: 
Head & body length: 820 mm
Tail Length: 800 mm

Weight: 15 kg

Identification: Silver-tipped grey fur with rust-red shoulders and upper back. There is a weak face stripe and a weak thigh stripe may be present. 

Call/Song:

Distributed throughout the eastern parts of Australia from the Queensland-New South Wales border through to South Australia. Also found in Tasmania.

Habitat: Found in eucalypt forests where shrubs are present and nearby open areas.

Movement: A nocturnal animal that spends most of the day resting amongst dense areas of scrub within a forest.

Feeding:Feeding habits are the same as the Eastern Grey Kangaroo. Usually a solitary animal, but may be seen grazing in groups of 30 or more if wallaby numbers in the area are high. 

Breeding/Nesting: On mainland Australia females give birth throughout the year.

Photo: QDEH

Other Common Names: Brush wallaby, eastern brush wallaby, brush kangaroo, brusher, red wallaby.

Status: Common to abundant in most parts of its range.

Distribution:

Abundance: Common 

Queensland Museum (1995) Wildlife of Greater Brisbane, Queensland Museum, Brisbane.

Strahan, R. et al. (1995) The Mammals of Australia, Australian Museum/ Reed New Holland, Sydney.

Cayley, N. W. & Strahan, R.(1987) What Mammal Is That?, Angus & Robertson Publishers, Australia.