What is a wallaby and where does it live?

Answer 1

It's a small marsupial, similar to a kangaroo, that lives in Australia.

Further information:

A wallaby is one of any of about thirty species of macropod (Family Macropodidae). It is smaller than a kangaroo or wallaroo. It is actually a member of the kangaroo family, with its own distinct species and classification.

Wallabies are native to Australia and are grouped/classified according to the habitat in which they live. Thus, there are swamp wallabies, brush wallabies, and rock wallabies. They are found over much of Australia, although they cannot live in the arid desert.

Swamp wallabies inhabit fairly flat bushland areas which are reasonably open, unlike the brush wallaby which prefers more closed forest, with denser undergrowth. Rock wallabies are especially suited to rocky hillsides and mountainsides, including open rock faces. Unfortunately, this is one of the reasons why certain species of rock wallaby are so vulnerable - wedgetail eagles and other Birds of Prey take advantage of the wallabies when they are out on the rocky, bare hillsides, readily swooping in for an easy meal.

Wallabies have also been introduced to other countries such as New Zealand and Scotland.