What's the difference between a wallaby and a kangaroo ... | 台北市立動物園資訊網

2008年3月11日—Asarule,thekangarooisgenerallymuchlargerthanthewallaby.Thekangaroohasmoreheightbetweenitsanklesandknees,whichmakesits ...

If youre like most people, when you think of kangaroos and wallabies, you think of Australia. After all, the pouched marsupials with prominent hind legs are indigenous to the land Down Under. Or maybe you think of your favorite marsupial characters, like Kanga and Roo, friends of Christopher Robin and Winnie the Pooh[1].

Regardless of your associations, surely, youve wondered what the difference is between a kangaroo (Macropodidae) and a wallaby (Notamacropus). They look so much alike. Theyre both marsupials, meaning theyre born[2] as an embryo and are developed, carried and suckled in a pouch on the mothers belly. And scientists have even grouped them into the same order...