Tasmania FAQ Tasmania Online Wallabies are marsupials which, at first glance, look exactly like small kangaroos . They are found in all states of Australia and in Papua New Guinea. They feed off seeds and grasses.
Wallabies are well suited to the bushy highlands of Tasmania, and are very common in some areas.
As Tasmania does not have the flat, open spaces of mainland Australia, the kangaroos are nowhere near as plentiful as wallabies. Bennett's Wallaby, 1.37Mb QuickTime movie . Wild wallabies in populated bush areas such as Coles Bay are quite friendly toward humans and can often be hand-fed.