Great Plains Zoo and Delbridge Museum
Endangered Animals
Yellow-Footed Rock Wallaby
Petrogale xanthopus
Animal Class:
Mammals
Diet:
Herbivore
Status in the Wild:
Vulnerable
Cozy Carrier
Gestation for Yellow-Footed Rock Wallabies is one month, after which time the peanut-sized joey climbs through its mother’s fur and into her pouch, where it will stay for the next eight months.
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Once hunted for their fur, Yellow-Footed Rock Wallabies, are now more threatened by competition with introduced herbivores like rabbits, sheep and goats, as well as predation by introduced foxes.
You can see Yellow-Footed Rock Wallabies in the Australia exhibit.
