Parma Wallaby
Notamacropus parma
Australia's Threatened Species Category
Vulnerable
Listed since: 5/10/2022
IUCN's Threatened Species Category
Near Threatened
Listed since: 15/06/2015
Population trend: Unknown
Other names: None
Priority Species? No
The Australian government's Threatened Species Action Plan 2022-2032 selected over 100 priority species derive from consultation with threatened species experts and the wider community. While all species are important, focusing on a limited number of species can help target effort and resources so that outcomes can be achieved, measured and shared.
Description
The Parma wallaby is a small wallaby with the species� fur is a uniform greyish brown on its back and shoulders, with a dark stripe along its spine ending mid-back. It has a white stripe on the cheek and upper lip and a white throat and chest. The optimum habitat for the Parma wallaby is wet sclerophyll forest with a thick, shrubby understorey and nearby grassy patches.
Threats
The Parma wallaby is threatened by inappropriate fire regimes, land clearing, predation by invasive species, habitat degradation and competition due to feral herbivores, weed invasion, climate change and vehicle strike.
Quollity Conservation Hub's Vulnerability Score:
47
To help compare the relative vulnerability of different species, we have developed a scoring system based on biological and ecological characteristics that influence a species' ability to survive and recover from environmental change and natural disasters.
The framework is adapted from assessment methods used by conservation experts following the Black Summer bushfires to help identify species most in need of conservation action, research, and recovery funding.
Each species is assessed using a range of factors, including its conservation status, lifespan, reproductive rate, habitat and dietary requirements, ability to disperse or recover after fire, and the number and severity of threats it faces.
In general, the higher a species' score, the greater its overall vulnerability and risk of decline or extinction.
Like all conservation assessments, this scoring system is limited by the information currently available. Many threatened species remain poorly studied and receive limited research funding, meaning some assessments rely on the best available scientific knowledge or information from closely related species. As new research becomes available, scores may be updated to reflect our improved understanding.