The Partna Wallaby is one of the smaller species of Wallabies weighing about 2.5 to 6 kg. Their coloring is a rich brown. The hindquarters are very powerful and the tapered tail acts as a rudder to balance the animal when leaping and as a third leg when sitting.
Wallabies are marsupials, which means they carry their young in a belly pouch.
Most Wallabies rely on dense vegetation for cover, but usually move into open forest or savannah to feed. Parma Wallabies generally live in moist forests. All species of Wallabies are primarily nocturnal, feeding from late afternoon to early morning. The Parma Wallaby is the most nocturnal and the most endangered. They are now only found on an island near New Zealand where they were introduced several hundred years ago.