Yellow-footed rock-wallaby
Amazing fact
The yellow-footed rock-wallaby can even climb steep cliffs and tree trunks.
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The yellow-footed rock-wallaby can even climb steep cliffs and tree trunks.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Yellow-footed rock-wallaby
- Scientific name
- Petrogale xanthopus
- Japanese name
- シマオイワワラビー
- Group
- Land mammals
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Diprotodontia
- Family
- Macropodidae
- Genus
- Petrogale
It is a member of the kangaroo family that lives on rocky mountains in Australia, and is said to make big leaps from rock to rock.
As its Japanese name (“striped tail”) suggests, its tail is striped, and its colorful coat blends in with the rocky landscape.
It is mostly active at night and hides in rock crevices by day; in cold seasons it sometimes basks in the sun on the rocks.
How the Yellow-footed rock-wallaby lives
During the wet season, it feeds mainly on grasses. As conditions grow drier, it relies more on fallen leaves from shrubs and trees. It usually lives in groups. Once the young leaves the pouch, mother and young communicate with calls and groom each other.
University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web多摩動物公園Basic data
- Size
- Head and body length: 50–65 cm
- Weight
- 6–12 kg
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)
- Diet
- Grass
- Range
- Eastern and southern Australia
Where the Yellow-footed rock-wallaby has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- シマオイワワラビー
- 简体中文
- 黄脚岩袋鼠
- 繁體中文
- 黃腳巖袋鼠
- 한국어
- 노란발바위왈라비
- Français
- Pétrogale à pied jaune
- Deutsch
- Gelbfuß-Felskänguru
- Português (Brasil)
- Ualabi-de-Rocha-de-cauda-anelada
- العربية
- ولب الصخور أصفر القدمين
- Русский
- Кольцехвостый кенгуру
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 多摩動物公園 — シマオイワワラビーChecked: 2026-11-03
- University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web — Petrogale xanthopusChecked: 2026-11-03
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
Report a mistakeWhen you meet the Yellow-footed rock-wallaby, look for this
- Look for the short claws and thick pads on its large hind feet.
- Look for the white cheek stripes and the dark brown stripe running from the crown of the head along the back.
Animals do different things from day to day, so you may not always see this.
University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web多摩動物公園EXHIBIT INFORMATION
Places that keep or show the Yellow-footed rock-wallaby
Zoos, aquariums and other places whose official websites say they keep or show this animal.
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Displays can change with the animals’ health and the seasons. Check each facility’s official website before you go.
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