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Scientific Name : Wallabia bicolor
Common Name : Swamp wallaby
Description : A medium sized kangaroo, with a head and body length to 850mm, with a 650mm tail. The fur on the back is dark blackish-grey, while the underneath is light reddish-brown. Ears are upright, but shortish. There is a dark patch from the muzzle to the eye and a pale to white stripe below this along the cheek. and also across the muzzle. The tail is dark grey becoming black towards the tip. It has the typical short front legs and well-developed hind legs, adapted for hopping, of all kangaroos. It is a solitary animal and it is unusual to see two adults together.
Habitat : Forests.
Distribution : The eastern regions of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. Found throughout Victoria, but uncommon in the north-west of the state. Common in the forested areas of the park, particularly in the Fosters Gully section.
Family : Macropodidae
 
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Female swamp wallaby with joey in pouch, by Fosters Gully toilet block.
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Swamp wallaby, on Stringybark Ridge.
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Swamp Wallaby eating clematis leaves in Fosters Gully
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Swamp Wallaby in Fosters Gully


Swamp Wallaby eating clematis leaves in Fosters Gully
May 30th 2009




 
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