The black-sided rock wallaby is a small marsupial mammal with strong hind legs. It lives among rocks and stones in Australia and is distinguished by dark stripes along the sides of its body.
The black-sided rock wallaby differs from other wallabies by its dark side coloration and ability to live on steep rocks. It is important for Australia's nature because it spreads plant seeds and serves as part of the food chain in rocky areas.
Nips grass and leaves with teeth, sometimes using front paws.
meadows, prairies, forb glades on land
Immature form that undergoes metamorphosis before adulthood.
Worker
Tail size
birth time
breeding
Hot and almost no precipitation
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
days
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
summer from pleasant to very hot
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
adult
Maturity
Melon
About health
milk
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
Repro interval
results
Colors
Sex
very hot and almost no rain
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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rains are very rare, almost a desert
alpine meadows and arctic tundra on land
Trophic type
Filters
Captures or processes food by biting or nipping with the mouth.
Warm or hot summer
nest on a rock or cliff
young shoots and sprouts
leaves
grass
Upcoming birthdays
eggs, roe or offspring develop in a nest built on the ground or close to it
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
leaf
tongue
Desert and dry shrubs
Very hot and almost dry
Age (juvenile)
Age (from birth to death)
Age (embryo)
Wanderers
world of Australasia
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Ears size
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
Lifespan average
nectar
in a terrestrial nest
leaves
young after fast growth
grasses
Juvenile stage following larval metamorphosis but not yet adult.
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
in the pouch or mouth
end of lifespan
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
Pouch count
Pets
Primary oral structure used to seize, manipulate, or ingest food.
shoots
biting
terrestrial shrubland
Feeding occurs primarily on land or in vegetation.
sweet nectar and flower pollen
{name} jubilee
paw
terrestrial shrub habitats — maquis, chaparral, bush
cm
Old-timers
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mouth
desert and semi-desert
turns
islands and part of Australia, many unusual animals and plants
Rascals
terrestrial herbaceous
Tail color
drink mother's milk in childhood
Litter size
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
grazing
°C
Not specified
alpine and arctic tundra
Actively searching habitats to locate food items.
with mother
Where are they found?
Species lacks any fixed or lasting shelter structure.
from 0.8 to 1.2 kilograms, 0.6 – 1.2 meters
Hind legs size
herbivore
Describes food handling or digging performed with the forelimbs.
Feeds by cropping or nibbling low-growing vegetation or algae.
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
Elders
leaves and stems of grasses and other herbaceous vegetation
Bro
Taxons
if born as {name}
Foraging takes place among trees and woody vegetation.
age
birth date
no permanent shelter
arid terrestrial biotopes with sparse vegetation
tearing
rest
Fur color
Close
was
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
The basics
climbing
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
primary food sources
teeth
arid steppe
after transformation until death
Potential Habitat
Very hot summer
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Mass
young shoots and leaves of plants
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
terrestrial
Plants
Gestation
Nips grass and leaves with teeth, sometimes using front paws.
Rips or shreds food using teeth, beak or claws.
islands and part of Australia, many unusual animals and plants
land
summer very hot, above +25…+30 °C
{name} birthday
Food is gathered directly from leaf surfaces.
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On the map
young shoots, sprouts, green plant shoots
fry develop in the pouch or mouth of a parent on land
Female ♀
all life stages
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
birth year
lots of grass, few trees, rains occur
Shelter used specifically for reproduction or nesting.
Maturity
nest on a rock, cliff or rocky ledge on land
terrestrial habitat, land surface outside water
sq mm
yr
flowers
protection from sun
How similar?
Male ♂
until the celebration
baby / chick
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
Very dry
Neither
Moving up vertical surfaces like trunks or rocks to reach food.
from birth to adulthood
Young offspring still dependent on parental care.
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
Immature individual that has not yet reached reproductive maturity.
Ears color
early young
Hard dental structures used to bite, tear, or scrape food.
Very hot and dry
Duration
This is me
Gamers
the mother carries the baby in a pouch or mouth on land
How are they built?
Temperate steppe
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
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My age?
wk
My size?
very hot during the day, cold at night, almost no rain
terrestrial
Asexual
swap
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Where do they take shelter?
inhabit and develop on land, outside water bodies
celebrated their {n} birthday
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
world of Australasia
very hot and almost no precipitation
foraging
Hermaphrodite ⚥
Uses the tongue to locate, manipulate, or ingest food items.
embryo
Length
kg
very hot and dry, rare rains, cacti live
arboreal
Observations
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