General Description
Upper body fur dark brown with underparts yellow to orange-brown. Face dark, often with a white stripe. Hops with head and shoulders low, and tail held horizontal. Body up to 85 cm, tail up to 86 cm.
Biology
Swamp Wallabies feed on the leaves of shrubs, ferns and grasses. They are most often spotted at dusk although they are more active during the day than other wallabies and kangaroos. They are shy and usually solitary. Swamp wallabies are the only species in the genus Wallabia.
Distribution
Eastern mainland Australia.
Habitat
Undergrowth in forest, woodland and heath.
More Information
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Brief Id
A common wallaby with black ears, dark fur above, yellow to orange fur below, and a light stripe across their face.
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Colours
Black, Brown
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Where To Look
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When Active
Nocturnal, Diurnal
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Diet
Herbivore
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Diet Categories
Grasses, Plants
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Endemicity
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Commercial
No
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Least Concern
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Common Name
Swamp Wallaby
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Other Names
Black Wallaby
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Species Name
bicolor
