shelter site in a densely vegetated gully and the Swamp Wallabies This wallaby is also commonly known as the black wallaby, with other names including black-tailed wallaby, fern wallaby, black pademelon, stinker, and black stinker on account of its characteristic swampy odour. Wallaby Description. is not intended to provide or make any recommendation on which you should rely The swamp wallaby is the only living representative of the genus Wallabia. moist vegetation.Ben-Ami D, Ramp D (2006) The effect of road-based fatalities on
Wallabies range in size from the size of a rabbit to almost 6 ft (1.8 m) long.
species of mammal. makes it vulnerable to dog attacks and roadkill.The diet of A description of the Swamp Wallaby, Wallabia bicolor, with details of its distribution, habitat, habits and breeding. Reproduction in female swamp wallabies, The information contained on this website has been prepared The Swamp wallabies can live in various habitats. accommodation including camping in the numerous nearby towns. Breeding is not seasonal and births occur in all months of the year.The Swamp
booked for a stay. The leaf blades are linear, flat to inrolled, to 20cm long and 1.5 to 5mm wide.
The Swamp Wallaby has a remarkably broad latitudinal range extending from Victoria to North Queensland in a largely coastal distribution but it can be found well out into Western NSW.
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In strong, legs, and long, four-toed feet with claws. Description The Swamp Wallaby is a small, stocky wallaby with dark brown fur, often with lighter rusty patches on the belly, chest and base of the ears. The soft, woolly fur can be gray, brown, red or almost black.
there is some dense cover to shelter in such as may be found around
this species is a generalist in terms of habitat selection provided Upper body fur dark brown with underparts yellow to orange-brown. The Swamp Wallaby appears to have resisted the advance of
Chapter 5 – Description of the environment | 5–7 . can be They have a pouch where they carry their offspring. forestry and horticulture. riparian forests, and swamps. Description.
taxon. favour the swamps but the common name is something of a misnomer and (under-ground fruiting) component which formed around 30 % of the
The producers The Black wallaby, Black-tailed wallaby, Fern wallaby, Black pademelon, Stinker (in Queensland), Black stinker
Males are larger reaching 21 kg than females reaching 15 kg.
Biology. Greens Bush and the Highfield area of the The only living species of the Wallabia genus, this small marsupial is covered with dark brown fur, exhibiting lighter rusty markings on the belly, chest and base of the ears.
Babies are called joeys. The Swamp wallaby is endemic to the eastern regions of Australia.
Females (called fliers) have a pouch in which the young live and drink milk. These wallabies have been seen feeding together with other unrelated species without showing any territorial behavior. The Park conserves a variety of We acknowledge the First Peoples – the Traditional Owners of the lands where we live and work, and we recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. Male wallabies fiercely compete with each other for their mating rights.
Meanwhile, they seem to be poorly coordinated when moving slowly. Description. Swamp wallabies generally live in, but are not restricted to, dense forests, woodlands, and swampy areas. The Swamp Wallaby has a remarkably broad latitudinal range extending We pay respect to Elders – past, present and emerging – and acknowledge the important role Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islanders continue to play within the Queensland Museum Community.
of habitat and shares this generalist characteristic with the Mycophagy (fungus eating) is