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]
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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〕
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カンガルーのおもな種類〔標本画〕


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