Swamp Wallaby

Wallabia bicolor

The Swamp Wallaby is a small kangaroo that loves to hop around in the wetlands. They have dark fur and a cute, fluffy tail. These wallabies are great at jumping and can move quickly when they need to!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Swamp Wallaby is characterized by its dark, coarse fur, typically dark brown to black on its back with a contrasting reddish-orange or yellowish underside. It has a long, thick, and almost black tail, which helps distinguish it from lighter-colored wallaby species.

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Swamp Wallaby

Kategorie

Säugetiere

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Swamp wallabies often move with a peculiar, hunched-over gait.

They can sometimes be found resting in dense sugarcane fields!

They're sometimes called "Black Wallaby" due to their very dark fur!

Unlike most kangaroos, they can reproduce all year round!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Swamp Wallaby can carry two babies at different stages because of unique reproduction that helps them always have a joey ready!

Swamp Wallaby can digest tough, fibrous plants, and even some toxic ones because of specialized gut bacteria that helps them eat what others can't.

Swamp Wallaby has powerful hind legs and a strong tail that helps them crash through thick vegetation with ease.

Maße und Details

Länge: 66-85 cm
Gewicht: 13-23 kg
Lebenserwartung: 8-15 Jahre
Top Speed: 35 km/h
Wurfgröße: 1
Tragzeit: 33-38 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

This wallaby munches on a variety of plants, including grasses, leaves, and tough shrubs!

Altersunterschiede: Young joeys drink milk from their mother before gradually switching to plants.

Hauptnahrung

grasses
ferns
shrubs
eucalypt leaves
fungi

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Dingo

Canis dingo

A primary predator, especially for young or weaker wallabies.

eaten by

Wedge-tailed Eagle

Aquila audax

Large birds of prey can hunt young wallabies.

eats

Bracken Fern

Pteridium esculentum

A common food source, despite its toxicity to some animals.

eaten by

Feral Cat

Felis catus

Introduced predators are a threat, especially to joeys.

Merkmale

Pelzig

Pelzig beschreibt Tiere, die eine dichte Schicht aus weichen Haaren oder Fell besitzen.

Einzelgänger

Einzelgänger leben den größten Teil ihres Lebens allein und interagieren mit Artgenossen nur zur Paarung oder zur Aufzucht der Jungen.

Pflanzenfressend

Dieses Merkmal kennzeichnet Lebewesen, deren Ernährung vollständig oder hauptsächlich aus pflanzlichem Material besteht.

Feuchtgebiet

Dieses Lebensraummerkmal kennzeichnet Arten, die in Feuchtgebieten vorkommen. Dies sind Landflächen, die dauerhaft oder saisonal mit Wasser gesättigt sind, darunter Marschland, Sümpfe und Moore.