Mammals
Swamp wallaby
Wallabia bicolor
The swamp wallaby is a mid-sized marsupial in the kangaroo family, with a dark coat. It is something of a smaller, shier cousin of the great kangaroos, with a distinctive hunched gait.
In short
The swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor) is a species with IUCN conservation status LC (Least concern). It lives in dense vegetation — forests, scrub and wetlands — where it shelters by day. Animals in Black offers a fine-art portrait of it on a black background, available as a print on Hahnemühle paper: request the print.
Habitat & conservation
Where does the swamp wallaby live?
It lives in dense vegetation — forests, scrub and wetlands — where it shelters by day. It is among the few mammals able to be permanently pregnant: it can conceive a new joey before the previous one is born.
Is the swamp wallaby endangered?
The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern (LC) with a stable population: it is common and adaptable across much of eastern Australia.
Facts about the swamp wallaby
- It is a marsupial in the kangaroo family.
- It can carry two young at different stages at the same time.
- It has a hunched gait, unlike the great kangaroos.
Data source: IUCN Red List — Wallabia bicolor (Least Concern)
RED List
Conservation status codes
- EX Extinct No individuals survive.
- EW Extinct in the wild Survives only in captivity.
- CR Critically endangered Extremely high risk of extinction.
- EN Endangered Very high risk of extinction.
- VU Vulnerable High risk of extinction.
- NT Near threatened Likely to become threatened soon.
- LC Least concern Low risk of extinction.
- DD Data deficient Not enough data to assess.
- NE Not evaluated Not yet assessed by the IUCN.