Summer 2004
Age Determination of Pouch Bound Macropods and other Marsupials

Wallabies
 
 

Swamp Wallaby

Age (days)

Tail  (mm)

Foot (mm)

Wgt (gms)

20

10

8

16

30

15

11

21

40

20

14

27

50

27

19

35

60

31

23

45

70

39

28

58

80

45

33

75

90

52

38

97

100

60

42

125

110

65

47

161

120

72

56

201

130

82

62

267

140

95

69

344

150

108

77

443

160

115

86

553

170

122

95

673

180

132

106

813

190

141

114

963

200

152

119

1113

210E

161

 

1263

220

 

 

1473

230

 

 

1683

240

 

 

1893

250

 

 

2103

260F

 

 

2313

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Red-necked Wallaby

Age (days)

Tail  (mm)

Foot (mm)

Wgt (mm)

20

17

10

10

30

23

13

24

40

30

16

36

50

38

20

48

60

46

24

53

70

56

28

62

80

66

33

87

90

78

38

105

100

90

44

138

110

103

49

184

120

117

56

210

130

132

62

287

140

148

69

358

150

164

77

476

160