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Swamp Wallaby
Wallabia bicolor
-38.468, 145.18
Field Notes
Description:
The swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor) is a small macropod marsupial of eastern Australia. This wallaby is also commonly known as the black wallaby. It is the only species on Phillip Island.
It has the typical grey coat of the macropods varied with a dark brown to black region on the back, and light yellow to rufous orange on the chest and area around the ears. A light coloured cheek stripe is usually present, and extremities of the body generally show a darker colouring, except for the tip of the tail, which is often lighter.
Habitat:
Spotted having a drink at a pool in ephemeral wetlands in a coastal wildlife reserve in Ventnor, Phillip Island.
Notes:
This wallaby is also commonly known as the black wallaby, with other names including black-tailed wallaby, fern wallaby, black pademelon, stinker (in Queensland), and black stinker (in New South Wales).
The average length is 76 cm (30 in) for males, and 70 cm (27.5 in) for females (excluding the tail). The tail in both sexes is approximately equal in length to the rest of the body.
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