Wallaby - Warabi (English spelling)

Japanese: ワラビー - わらびー(英語表記)wallaby
Wallaby - Warabi (English spelling)

A general term for animals in the genus Protemnodon, family Macropodidae, order Marsupialia, class Mammalia. This genus Protemnodon includes about nine small kangaroo species found in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea, with well-developed pouches. Size varies by species, with head and body lengths reaching 50-100 centimeters. In a broader sense, the genera Hare-wallaby, Rock-wallaby, Claw-tailed wallaby, Paddy-wallaby, and Quokka-wallaby are also referred to as wallabies.

[Ryuji Nakazato]

[Reference] | Kangaroo
Main species of kangaroos [specimen illustration]
©Kimura Shuji ">

Main species of kangaroos [specimen illustration]


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

哺乳(ほにゅう)綱有袋目カンガルー科ワラビー属に含まれる動物の総称。この属Protemnodonの仲間は、オーストラリア、タスマニア島、ニューギニア島に分布する小形カンガルーで約9種があり、育児嚢(いくじのう)はよく発達している。大きさは種によって異なり、頭胴長50~100センチメートルに達する。なお、より広義にはウサギワラビー属、イワワラビー属、ツメオワラビー属、ヤブワラビー属、クアッカワラビー属などの仲間もワラビーの名でよばれる。

[中里竜二]

[参照項目] | カンガルー
カンガルーのおもな種類〔標本画〕
©木村しゅうじ">

カンガルーのおもな種類〔標本画〕


出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例

<<:  Warabiza - Warabiza

>>:  Warabi [city] - Warabi

Recommend

Biblia pauperum

A medieval collection of prints based on the Bible...

Trachyte

A volcanic rock belonging to the alkaline rock se...

Ikegami School

…Nichizo spread his teachings in Kyoto and establ...

Glaser, DA

…A device that visually detects the tracks of cha...

Autumn forget-me-not

...Both bloom in the summer. On the Pacific coast...

Megaderma spasma (English spelling)

…[Yoshiyuki Mizuko]. . . *Some of the terminology...

Ogowe [River] - Ogowe

The Congo River is 1,200 km long and flows north-w...

Moreri, L.

…China's first treatise, the Erya, which was ...

Mongolian script

A Uighur-based phonetic script used to write Mong...

Tenant Conciliation Law - Kosaku Choteiho

This law was enacted (1924) as a measure against t...

Love wife somewake tatsuna

Joruri Gidayu-bushi. Historical piece. 13 acts. C...

system of particles

...In the case of a ball rolling down a slope, th...

Kaminoseki [town] - Kaminoseki

A town in Kumage County in the southeastern part o...

Chosaku - Chosaku

Kabuki dance, Tomimoto-bushi. Original title: Mich...

Korean Language Society Incident

This incident was planned as part of the governmen...