A female
Parma Wallaby (
Macropus parma) and her
joey. This
wallaby species is the smallest member of the genus
Macropus, at between 3.2 and 5.8 kilograms (7.1 and 12.8 lb) and about 50 centimetres (1.6 ft) in length. It was believed to be extinct before the end of the 19th century, but a population was found on
Kawau Island in 1965, and two years later another population was found in the forests near
Gosford, New South Wales. They are now classified as
Near Threatened.
Photo credit: Benjamint444