Wallabia bicolor

Swamp Wallaby at Paddys River, ACT

Wallabia bicolor at Paddys River, ACT - 5 Oct 2016
Wallabia bicolor at Paddys River, ACT - 5 Oct 2016
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Identification history

Wallabia bicolor 14 Oct 2016 MichaelBedingfield
Notamacropus rufogriseus 7 Oct 2016 Speedsta
Unidentified 7 Oct 2016 Speedsta

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He/She was looking through the fence, very inquisitive

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DonFletcher wrote:
   14 Oct 2016
Not M. rufogriseus. This is definitely the local Black Wallaby also called swamp wallaby.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 5 Oct 2016 12:00 AM Recorded on
  • Speedsta Recorded by

Species information

  • Wallabia bicolor Scientific name
  • Swamp Wallaby Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1338.8m Recorded at altitude
  • 417 images trained Machine learning
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